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UNMC Dental Hygiene Program in Lincoln Celebrates 35th Anniversary The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistrys dental hygiene program will celebrate its 35th anniversary Saturday, Feb. 26. The program is the only dental hygiene program in Nebraska that offers a bachelors degree in dental hygiene. Faculty, staff, students and alumni will celebrate with […]
Feb 22, 2000
Results Published in journal Science
UNMC Researcher, Colleagues Develop New Cell Transplantation Method That May Help Fight Off Liver Failure Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)/Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), along with colleagues at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Okayama University Medical School in Japan and Genetix Pharmaceuticals have developed a method of genetically manipulating liver cells […]
Feb 18, 2000
UNMC Eye Researcher, Carl Camras, M.D., Receives $60,000 Grant
Carl Camras, M.D., professor and vice chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology, has received a $60,000 Senior Scientific Investigator Award from Research to Prevent Blindness. The grant supports work of nationally recognized senior scientists conducting eye research. Research to Prevent Blindness is the world’s leading voluntary organization in support of […]
Feb 17, 2000
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Make Fall 1999-00 Dean’s List
Twenty-eight students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln were named to the dean’s list for the 1999-00 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: Dental Hygiene Program […]
Feb 15, 2000
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites nurses interested in earning bachelors or masters degrees in nursing to attend informational sessions in Hastings, Feb. 25, to learn about ways to earn a degree with greater flexibility through Internet-based and other distance education. Informational sessions will be held in the cafeteria of Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, […]
Feb 15, 2000
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites nurses interested in earning bachelors or masters degrees in nursing to attend informational sessions in North Platte, Feb. 24 and 25, to learn about ways to earn a degree with greater flexibility through Internet-based and other distance education. Informational sessions will be held in Classroom 3-E, Great Plains […]
Feb 15, 2000
UNMC UNL Sign Memorandum of Agreement to Develop Nebraska Agromedicine Consortium
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have signed a memorandum of agreement to provide a basis of support to assist in the development of a statewide agromedicine consortium. The consortium is a grass roots effort to improve the health and safety of Nebraskans working in the agricultural industry. The memorandum […]
Feb 8, 2000
Dr. James Armitage Named UNMC College of Medicine Dean James Armitage, M.D. — a world-renowned scientist and clinician and a longtime administrative leader at the University of Nebraska Medical Center — has been named dean of the UNMC College of Medicine. The announcement was made today by UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. The appointment, […]
Feb 8, 2000
As 27 students listened closely, Gary Sickmann, Cass County farmer and sales representative, calmly ticked off a series of personal farm accidents — any one of which has proved fatal to other people. At age 10, he rolled a tractor into a ditch while helping his dad. When he was 21, his arm caught in […]
Feb 7, 2000
Discovery May Give Physicians More Tools for Predicting Patient’s Prognosis;
UNMC, National Researchers Discover Common Cancer is Two Distinct Diseases For pathologists, distinguishing among the many types of B-cell lymphoma has always been a challenge. Current tumor classification systems are based on subtle differences in the appearance of these immune cells under a microscope, leaving many to wonder whether looks sometimes might be deceiving. But […]
Feb 2, 2000