UNMC Today
Hypertension is topic of Sept. 21 Science Café in Scottsbluff
Hypertension – or high blood pressure as it is more commonly known – is the topic of a Science Café being presented Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Steel Grill, 2800 N. 10th St., in Scottsbluff, Neb. Darwin Brown, an assistant professor in physician assistant education in the School of Allied Health Professions at […]
Sep 13, 2010
UNMC College of Dentistry celebrates much needed renovations
Patients and students who come to the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will encounter a modernized, aesthetically pleasing, comfortable environment thanks to $8.9 million in renovations. The face-lift brings a breath of fresh air – literally, with the new ventilation system – to the 43-year-old building that sits on UNL’s east campus […]
Sep 10, 2010
UNMC welcomes new students in research training programs
Seventeen doctoral students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center recently took part in a three-day orientation to help students select their area of interest for Ph.D. research. The students are participating in three different programs — the 2010-2011 Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP), the M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program and the UNMC/China Joint M.D./Ph.D. program. […]
Sep 8, 2010
UNMC to offer health screenings at Husker Harvest Days Sept. 14-16
Health care professionals from the University of Nebraska Medical Center will provide free lung disease screenings at Husker Harvest Days, Sept. 14-16 in Grand Island. For the first time at Husker Harvest Days, UNMC health professionals will provide free screenings for a hereditary cause of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), called alpha 1 […]
Sep 8, 2010
Public invited to open house Sept. 19 at new McIntosh College of Nursing in Norfolk
The public is invited to tour the J. Paul and Eleanor McIntosh College of Nursing on the campus of Northeast Community College in Norfolk on Sunday, Sept. 19, from 3-5 p.m. The McIntosh College of Nursing houses the new UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division, which will offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree nursing programs, […]
Sep 3, 2010
UNMC enrollment reaches record high for sixth consecutive year
For the sixth straight year, student enrollment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center set a record high with 3,486 students enrolled for the 2010-11 school year — an increase of 7.7 percent over last year’s previous record total of 3,237. Increases occurred in all three levels of study. Undergraduate enrollment went from 811 to […]
Sep 3, 2010
UNMC students train in communities across Nebraska
From September through November, University of Nebraska Medical Center students are participating in student rotations with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education. The rotations are part of the UNMC Rural Health Education Network (RHEN), an innovative program developed to help address the shortage of health professionals in rural Nebraska. The students […]
Sep 2, 2010
Forensic dentistry is the topic of the next Science Cafe
Forensic dentistry is the topic of the next Science Café, at 7 p.m., Sept. 7, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. in Omaha. Dentist and researcher James Jenkins, D.D.S., will discuss how forensic dentists identify the deceased using dental records. Attendees will learn past and present forensic techniques and tools, as well as […]
Sep 1, 2010
Statewide tracking system assesses developmental needs for premature infants
Two premature babies. Two different paths. Sharan Bryson’s son, Chris, was born at 34 weeks old and weighed only four pounds, three ounces. Fifteen years later her daughter, Meah, was born at just 26 weeks. She weighed a mere two pounds, one ounce. Risks for premature babies can include heart and lung complications, […]
Sep 1, 2010
UNMC Alumni Reunion set for Oct. 8-9
Hundreds of alumni from five different academic units to come to Omaha WHAT: One Class – World Class Reunion WHEN: Oct. 8-9 WHERE: Oct. 8 – UNMC campus Oct. 9 – Truhlsen Events Center in the Sorrell Center during the morning and afternoon; Hilton Omaha for dinner in the evening HONOR […]
Aug 31, 2010