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University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry Associate Professor, Sreenivas Koka, D.D.S., Ph.D., recently received the American Association for Dental Researchs Student Research Group Mentor Award. The award recognizes outstanding faculty members with experience in research and who support student research. The primary mission of the association is to promote oral health research, enhance […]
Apr 2, 2002
The Olson Center for Womens Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center invites the public to attend Heart Health in Women, on Wednesday, April 17, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Omaha Marriott in Regency, 10220 Regency Circle. The lecture, which will feature two UNMC cardiologists, also includes dinner. Monique Kusler, M.D. will […]
Apr 2, 2002
Tornado Awareness Week April 1-5, mock drills April 3
April 1-5 is Tornado Awareness Week. On Wednesday, April 3, UNMC will be participating in a statewide tornado awareness exercise. The exercise will consist of a mock tornado watch at 10:30 a.m., followed by a mock tornado warning at 10:40 a.m. The exercise will not be held if severe weather is in the area. (The backup date is Thursday, April 4).
Apr 1, 2002
UNMC professor receives CGEA’s Medical Education Laureate Award
The Association of American Medical College’s Central Group on Educational Affairs recently awarded Fred McCurdy, M.D., Ph.D., associate chair for pediatric education in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s department of pediatrics, with its 2002 Medical Education Laureate. The award recognizes individuals who have made long-standing, substantive contributions to medical education and contributed significantly to […]
Apr 1, 2002
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing invites nurses interested in pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in nursing to attend an informational sessions Monday, April 15 and Tuesday, April 16 in North Platte. Nurses who are interested in learning about UNMCs nursing programs can stop by one of two locations. Below are locations, […]
Apr 1, 2002
Cultural competency in serving the deaf has come a long way
When Janet Killam presents Tuesday’s Lunch ‘n Learn, the audience won’t hear a single word. Killam, a field representative for the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, is deaf and will make her presentation using sign language.
Fortunately for the audience, Killam’s colleague, Judy Gouldsmith, will orally interpret her message. Gouldsmith, an interpreter/program assistant in the commission’s Omaha office, will discuss key issues in providing medical services to the deaf.
Mar 29, 2002
Lincoln, Beatrice, Grand Island, Harvard Children to Benefit
UNMC College of Dentistry to Host Childrens Dental Day; Provide 185 Underserved Children Free Dental Care on April 8 in Lincoln The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, will host Childrens Dental Day on Monday, April 8. The day-long event will provide 185 children from Lincoln, Beatrice, Grand Island and […]
Mar 27, 2002
UNMC lands $5 million grant to collaborate with the University of Puerto Rico on HIV research
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Puerto Rico have begun collaboration on HIV research funded by a federal grant. UNMC was chosen to be a part of the Center for Research and Development for Minority Institutions from among the top institutions in the country. Other medical centers participating in the program […]
Mar 27, 2002
UNMC researcher appointed to national toxicology advisory board
Samuel M. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s department of pathology and microbiology and Havlik-Wall Professor of Oncology, has been appointed to the National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors. Tommy G. Thompson, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, made the appointment. The National […]
Mar 27, 2002
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and University of Iowa (UI), have jointly received a five-year, $6.3 million grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, one of the National Institutes of Health, to study immune system abnormalities caused by chronic alcohol abuse. The UI researchers will receive $4.85 million […]
Mar 26, 2002