UNMC Today
A UNMC cancer researcher, Ercole Cavalieri, D.Sc., is heading a $5.6 million multi-institutional research study to investigate the role estrogen plays in causing breast cancer and look for new approaches to detecting and preventing the disease. The four-year grant is called the Breast Cancer Center of Excellence Award and comes from the Department of Defense […]
Apr 7, 2003
Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild to hold 36th Annual Garden Walk on June 8
The 36th Annual Garden Walk will be held Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). Sponsored by the Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, proceeds will support MMIs therapeutic, training, and research activities benefiting children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and chronic handicapping conditions. Advance […]
Apr 7, 2003
UNMC programs rank among the best
U.S. News &World Report has ranked five colleges or programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center among the top graduate programs in the country, as well as recognizing the UNMC College of Medicine as 67th among the top research medical schools. Rankings of graduate programs include all post-baccalaureate areas, including those in the health […]
Apr 4, 2003
UNMC/NHS supports community anti-violence documentary
After countless planning meetings and eventually raising $40,000 in production costs, the film, titled, “Every Shot is through the Heart: Community, Family and School Together to End the Violence,” is now in production. UNMC/NHS has been instrumental in helping guide the project, which is designed to explain the rippling effects of violence in the community.
Apr 3, 2003
Mother, daughter inspire one another
On March 20, when UNMC medical student LaKisha Williams opened her envelope and announced she would to her medical residency in psychiatry at Louisiana State University, her mother, Cassandra Williams Smith, stood by her side. It was a sweet moment of victory that would not have been associated 26 years ago with a pregnant black teen-ager in rural Mississippi.
Mar 28, 2003
118 UNMC Medical Students Receive Residency Training Assignments Through Match Day Program
A total of 118 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine have received their residency assignments in 30 states through the National Resident Matching Program. The program, a private, not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to residency positions, which last from three […]
Mar 26, 2003
Students collect 500 pairs of shoes for AIDS patients, orphans
Last month, members of the Student National Medical Society at UNMC launched “Shoes for a Thousand Feet in Ghana.” The drive resulted in 500 pairs of shoes in new and good condition, which will be sent to the NekoTech Educational Center in Tema, Ghana, West Africa, and distributed to children and adults.
Mar 25, 2003
UNMC College of Dentistry, dental, dental hygiene students honored at annual Professionals Day event
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln, honored students at its 17th Annual Professionals Day, March 21. The event provided students, faculty and the dental community an opportunity to share professional and academic activities. HONORS CONVOCATION–The following students were recognized for their cumulative grade point average of 3.6 or above […]
Mar 25, 2003
Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild’s annual garden walk June 8
The 36th Annual Garden Walk will be Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). Sponsored by the Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild at UNMC, proceeds will support MMI’s therapeutic, training, and research activities benefiting children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and chronic handicapping conditions.
Mar 24, 2003
Committee appointed for UNMC College of Medicine dean search
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has appointed a 15-member search committee to identify candidates for the position of dean of the College of Medicine. James Armitage, M.D., recently announced he would retire from the position Sept. 1. He plans to stay at UNMC, focusing his efforts on teaching, clinical research […]
Mar 13, 2003