UNMC Today
Gift Allows COD to Plan New Student Computer, Study Room
Dental student Jane Bennett is looking forward to using the new student computer and study room being planned for the College of Dentistry thanks to a recent $50,000 gift. This gift is really going to be appreciated by students, especially because there are many useful PC applications that can help us better understand the subjects […]
Feb 11, 2002
Jan Atwood, Ph.D., has spent her life in the pursuit of improving the lives of people through nursing care, education and research. She recently was honored for the impact she has made at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing through a Florence Niedfelt Professorship. The endowed, three-year appointment honors and rewards an […]
Feb 11, 2002
UNMC/NHS to celebrate Black History Month
The 2002 UNMC/NHS celebration of national Black History Awareness Month will feature a return engagement by jazz musician Preston Love. In addition, there will be an art exhibit in the McGoogan Library, a presentation on minority health disparities and a soul food day in the Nebraska Cafe. (See story for details).
Feb 8, 2002
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 dean’s list following for the fall semester. To qualify for the dean’s 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 – […]
Feb 8, 2002
Chinese Lunar New Year Party Feb. 16 on campus
You are invited to a new year’s party – Chinese style. The 2002 Chinese Lunar New Year Party will be Saturday, Feb. 16, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the UNMC Student Life Center, 3908 Jones St. The event is co-sponsored by the UNMC International Studies and Programs, Chinese Student and Scholar Associations at UNMC, University of Nebraska at Omaha and Creighton University, and the Omaha Chinese Professional Association. (See story for ticket information).
Feb 7, 2002
New Gene Therapy Method Used in Mice Could Increase Effectiveness of Stem Cell Transplants
A study by a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher has shown that gene therapy can kill tumor cells that otherwise are returned to cancer patients following high-dose chemotherapy, while keeping the good cells intact. In a report published in December in Cancer Gene Therapy, James Talmadge, Ph.D., announced that his group was able to […]
Feb 7, 2002
CDC specialists install disease surveillance system at UNMC
Members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) electronic communications development team visited UNMC Wednesday to install portions of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) base module.
Jan 31, 2002
James Armitage, M.D. to be honored by Omaha Press Club
James Armitage, M.D., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, will be honored Feb. 4 as the 86th Face on the Barroom Floor by the Omaha Press Club. Dr. Armitage, who has served as dean of the College of Medicine since 2000, is best known for starting the bone marrow transplant […]
Jan 30, 2002
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers have received a four-year, $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an efficient way to protect humans against the toxic effects of nerve agents used in chemical warfare. Nerve agents are chemicals related to the organophosphorus group of pesticides, which interfere with the functioning of […]
Jan 22, 2002
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites the public to learn about the latest in computerized surgery and get free health screenings during its Health and Technology Day Saturday, Feb. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Strategic Air and Space Museum. The event is part of the museums Robotic Exhibit. UNMC physicians […]
Jan 22, 2002