UNMC Today

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 4 of 6

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King talks about nonviolent resistance.

Jan 15, 2003

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 3 of 6

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King recalls when he first became aware of racial prejudice.

Jan 14, 2003

Julie Vose, M.D., appointed chief, UNMC Section of Oncology/Hematology

Julie Vose, M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center oncologist, recently was named chief of the section of hematology/oncology, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, following an extensive national search. Dr. Vose succeeds Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., who served as interim section chief the past two years. Prior to that, Anne Kessinger, M.D., UNMC oncologist, served as […]

Jan 14, 2003

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 2 of 6

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. Today’s excerpt looks at the semantics of being black or white. The series will culminate Jan. 20 at noon with a presentation by Diane Ariza, Ph.D., assistant dean of multicultural affairs at Albion College in Albion, Mich., and former director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Jan 13, 2003

UNMC Community Academy helps Project Hope Food Pantry

The UNMC Community Academy Student Advisory Group’s Campus Food Drive proved to be an unexpected blessing for the Project Hope Food Pantry.

Jan 10, 2003

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 1 of 6

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. Today’s excerpt is from King’s 1964 acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize. The series will culminate Jan. 20 at noon with a presentation by Diane Ariza, Ph.D., assistant dean of multicultural affairs at Albion College in Albion, Mich., and former director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Jan 10, 2003

UNMC researchers participate in new drug study for multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease; results published in prestigious New England Journal of Medicine

Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center were part of whats being called a landmark international, 23-center study that tested the safety of the drug natalizumab also known as Antegren. The drug may benefit those with multiple sclerosis, a neurological disease and Crohns disease, an intestinal disease. Its a very promising medication that appears […]

Jan 10, 2003

NHS/UNMC to commemorate Martin Luther King Day

Diane Ariza, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker at the NHS/UNMC 2003 Martin Luther King Holiday Commemoration. Dr. Ariza, assistant dean of multicultural affairs at Albion College in Albion, Mich., and former director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will speak Monday, Jan. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Storz Pavilion in the NHS Clarkson Hospital.

Jan 9, 2003

Undergraduate students take part in RHEN Winter Workshop

Eighteen undergraduate students who plan to pursue health-care professions are at the University of Nebraska Medical Center this week, Jan. 5-10, to learn more about health issues relevant to rural communities. The 2003 Winter Workshop, sponsored by the UNMC Rural Health Education Network, helps the undergraduate students learn more about the issues they will face […]

Jan 9, 2003

Tobacco settlement funds allow UNMC Eppley Cancer Center to recruit national expert in gastrointestinal cancer and cancer drug development

Jean Grem, M.D., the head gastrointestinal cancer researcher/clinician at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., will be joining the Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center this spring to direct the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program and the Oncology Drug Development Program. She also will serve as professor in the oncology/hematology section of […]

Dec 31, 2002

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