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UNMC Eppley Cancer Center establishes fund to advance cancer research in honor of Liz Karnes
A fund to advance cancer research and care at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center has been established in honor of Liz Karnes, an Omaha community leader who died earlier this year after a 12-year battle with cancer. The fund called Lizs Legacy was announced this morning at an outdoor news conference […]
Aug 14, 2003
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center establishes fund to advance cancer research in honor of Liz Karnes
A fund to advance cancer research and care at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center has been established in honor of Liz Karnes, an Omaha community leader who died earlier this year after a 12-year battle with cancer. The fund called Lizs Legacy was announced this morning at an outdoor news conference […]
Aug 14, 2003
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has received a $750,000 federal grant that will help ease Nebraskas shortage of rural health professionals by preparing students in the dual capacity of a family nurse practitioner and advanced practice psychiatric/mental health nurse. The U.S. Health and Human Services Bureau of Health Professions Division of […]
Aug 14, 2003
Bioterrorism symposium to address medical management of chemical and biological casualties
Nebraskas Center for Bioterrorism Education, through a partnership with the Collaborative Training Center at Offutt Air Force Base, is offering a two-day bioterrorism symposium to provide training for military and civilian medical care providers in medical management of chemical and biological casualties. The two-day course, which has been offered across the United States, will bring […]
Aug 13, 2003
UNMC helps sponsor health fair in south Omaha
On Aug. 16, Partnership for Wellness – a collaboration of ConAgra Foods, UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center – will sponsor this year’s largest community health fair in south Omaha.
Aug 12, 2003
UNMC to receive $170,000 for cancer, pulmonary research thanks to donation from Orleans, Neb. man
Longtime Orleans, Neb., resident Robert Kuhl worked hard during his life, diligently farming land and running an equipment repair business. Though he met an untimely death a few years ago, the result of his labors is now benefiting medical researchers nearly 240 miles across Nebraska at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Through the Robert […]
Aug 7, 2003
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln were named to the deans list following the spring semester 2003. To qualify for the deans list, students must place in the top 10 percent of their class. Qualifiers are listed below by program of study and hometown: Dentistry Program ATKINSON […]
Aug 6, 2003
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln were named to the deans list following the spring semester 2003. To qualify for the deans list, students must place in the top 10 percent of their class. Qualifiers are listed below by program of study and hometown: Dentistry Program ATKINSON […]
Aug 6, 2003
Dr. Satcher’s visit captured for recruiting video
Dr. David Satcher’s unexpected visit to campus last week was a celebrity moment for UNMC’s 2003 minority summer research interns and a priceless video opportunity to inspire future interns.
Aug 4, 2003
The Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders (CNND) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a $6 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health to study how the brains immune system can lead to damage of nerve cells in HIV-dementia and Alzheimers disease. […]
Aug 4, 2003