UNMC Today
William Berndt, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center, vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies and research, will speak about biological and chemical terrorism at a Rotary Club of North Platte meeting at noon on Wednesday, Dec 5, at the Country Club in North Platte. About 85 are expected to attend. Dr. […]
Nov 29, 2001
Genetic Vaccine for Metastatic Breast Cancer Shows Promise in Mice Studies
Scientists at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have developed a genetic vaccine for metastatic breast cancer and other tumors, which shows great promise in early studies in mice. The findings are reported in the Nov. 15 issue of Cancer Research, a leading cancer research journal. The vaccine uses a combination of components that are […]
Nov 27, 2001
UNMC and Wayne State Partner for Medical Technology Education in Rural Nebraska
Administrators of the University of Nebraska Medical and Wayne State College have signed an agreement intended to boost the number of medical technologists working in rural Nebraska. The agreement now in operation is part of UNMCs Rural Health Opportunities Program, which was founded in late 1991, and is similar to the agreement signed during the […]
Nov 27, 2001
New Surgeons to Lead UNMC/NHS Kidney Pancreas Transplant Program
Lucile Wrenshall, M.D., Ph.D., and R. Brian Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., formerly of the University of Washington in Seattle, have joined the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System as co-directors of the Kidney Pancreas Transplant Program. Dr. Stevens also serves as director of the new Islet and Cell Transplant Program. The husband-and-wife surgical […]
Nov 13, 2001
More Sites Across Nebraska to Host UNMC Public Forum on Bioterrorism Nov. 15
More sites across Nebraska, now a total of 26, will offer a live satellite broadcast of a University of Nebraska Medical Center free public education forum on bioterrorism, Thursday, Nov. 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (CST). The forum also will be available live on the Internet at: www.unmc.edu/bioterrorism. Current locations scheduled to receive the […]
Nov 12, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln saw 125 pediatric patients in one day Nov. 2 as they hosted the Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Dental Day event to help address disparities in oral health. The children were from the Grand Island, Beatrice and Lincoln areas. One-by-one, they were taken by the […]
Nov 6, 2001
University of Nebraska Bioterrorism Task Force Appointed
University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D., announced today the 31 members who will make up the universitys Task Force on Bioterrorism Preparedness. As announced last month, Harold M. Maurer, M.D., chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will chair the task force, which includes representatives of all four campuses as well as […]
Nov 2, 2001
UNMC Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Peers
Jon Vanderhoof, M.D., director of the joint section of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University, has been awarded the Shwachman Award for lifetime contributions in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) presented Dr. Vanderhoof with the annual award […]
Nov 2, 2001
C.R. Bob Bell Named Vice President for UNeMed
A legendary Omaha businessman, C.R. Bob Bell, has been named vice president for business and community development for UNeMed Corp., a company that is instrumental in transferring research discoveries and intellectual property at the University of Nebraska Medical Center into the marketplace. Bell retired this summer after serving as president of the Greater Omaha Chamber […]
Oct 30, 2001
Twenty Pharmacy Students at UNMC In Who’s Who of Students
Twenty students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy are included in the 2002 edition of Whos Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. A campus nominating committee and editors of the annual directory have included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, community service, leadership in extracurricular […]
Oct 30, 2001