UNMC Today
Reality of Cavity-free Society to be Addressed at UNMC College of Dentistrys Annual Professionals Day March 22 The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln will host its 16th Annual Professionals Day and 35th Annual Student Scientific Program on Friday, March 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event celebrates scholarly […]
Mar 6, 2002
John Reinhardt, D.D.S., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, recently received the Award of Excellence from the Academy of Operative Dentistry at its annual meeting in Chicago. The award, presented annually since 1986, recognizes recipients for their service to the academy, free-sharing and innovative ideas in the teaching of operative […]
Mar 5, 2002
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and Omaha and Lincoln chapters of the Nebraska Student Nurse Association, will host an open house and job fair on Saturday, March 9, from noon to 2 p.m. The event is targeted toward those interested in learning about nursing careers, advanced nursing degrees and available jobs […]
Mar 4, 2002
Armenian nurses find a home away from home at UNMC
Although they had never been to Nebraska, traveling to the University of Nebraska Medical Center last month was a virtual homecoming for five graduate nurses from the Republic of Armenia.
Kristina Khueshudyan, Greta Khachatzyan, Marianna Barseghyan, Maya Simonyan and Roza Khachatzyan have taken a graduate course from UNMC. They were the first students at Armenia’s Erebouni State Medical College to graduate with bachelor of science degrees in nursing — the very program Ada Lindsey, Ph.D, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, helped create while she was dean of the University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing.
Mar 1, 2002
UNMC Seeking 18 Participants for Study Involving New Anti-depressant
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is seeking 18 adults age 65 and older who are experiencing depression to participate in a study examining a new anti-depressant. Unlike other anti-depressants, which work by increasing serotonin or norepinephrine in the brain, the new drug works in a different location in the nervous system, said William Burke, […]
Mar 1, 2002
African-American contributions to medicine — part 7 of 7
In honor of Black History Month, UNMC Today has highlighted the contributions of African-Americans in medicine. The seven-part series ends today with Alexa Canady, the first, black, female neurosurgeon in the United States.
Feb 28, 2002
African-American contributions to medicine — part 6 of 7
In honor of Black History Month, UNMC Today is highlighting the contributions of African-Americans in medicine. The seven-part series continues today with Vivien Theodore Thomas, co-creator of the first surgical treatment of Blue-Baby Syndrome.
Feb 27, 2002
African-American contributions to medicine — part 5 of 7
In honor of Black History Month, UNMC Today is highlighting the contributions of African-Americans in medicine. The seven-part series continues today with William Augustus Hinton, who developed the world-renown test for syphilis.
Feb 26, 2002
UNMC College of Nursing Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing were named to the deans list following the fall semester 2001. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, based in Omaha, with divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, is […]
Feb 26, 2002
African-American contributions to medicine — part 4 of 7
In honor of Black History Month, UNMC Today is highlighting the contributions of African-Americans in medicine. The seven-part series continues today with James Durham, the first African-American physician in the United States.
Feb 25, 2002