UNMC Today
A 7-year-old Lincoln boy is the first participant in a national diabetes study at the University of Nebraska Medical Center aimed at trying to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes in patients at risk for the disease. The boy, Jacob Marvin, is the son of Duane and Rochelle Marvin of Lincoln. Duane Marvin has […]
Feb 26, 1999
Richard Huston, Ph.D., has joined the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the newly-created position of Assistant Dean for Research and Director of the Intellectual Property Office. The position is responsible for advancing UNMC’s research programs through a number of initiatives. These initiatives include increasing the number of clinical trials and identifying breakthrough research, protecting […]
Feb 26, 1999
UNMC Faculty Member Selected for Executive Leadership Development Program
Fred McCurdy, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Chair for Pediatric Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been selected to attend the Executive Leadership Skills in Faculty Development Program. The one-year appointment is sponsored by the National Pediatric Faculty Development Scholars Program of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association through a grant from the Health Resources and […]
Feb 22, 1999
UNMC Dental Student Receives Scholarship
Mark A. Leiker, a University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry student, has received a dental scholarship for $2,500. Leiker is enrolled in the colleges Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) program in Lincoln, Neb. He is one of 25 students nationwide to receive this scholarship. Students who receive the scholarship must have at least […]
Feb 18, 1999
UNMC Physician Receives Certification as Medical Director in Long Term Care
A University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty member, Catherine M. Eberle, M.D., has earned certification as a medical director in long term care (CMD) from the American Medical Directors Certification Program. Dr. Eberle is one of 92 physicians who completed the national requirements and received the CMD designation this year. She is assistant professor of […]
Feb 16, 1999
New UNMC Chancellor to Visit Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Hastings and Aurora
Newly-appointed chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Harold M. Maurer, M.D., is scheduled to visit four Nebraska communities Feb. 16 and 17, to meet with community leaders, as well as visit with high school students interested in health careers. He will also talk about UNMC and its future. Dr. Maurer will visit Red […]
Feb 10, 1999
UNMC Nursing Students in Scottsbluff, Omaha Earn Dean’s List Honors
Thirty-three students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff and in the UNMC College of Nursing in Omaha were named to the deans list following the fall semester 1998. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The […]
Feb 8, 1999
UNMC Needs Flu Sufferers to Participate in National Research to Test New Drug
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is looking for people, ages 19 to 80, who have flu symptoms and would like to participate in a drug study. A $100 stipend will be paid to participants who successfully complete the study. All visits, laboratory tests and medication will be free. UNMC researchers, Jennifer Ekin, M.D., principal […]
Feb 8, 1999
53 UNMC College of Pharmacy Students Earn Dean’s List Honors at UNMC
Fifty-three students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the dean’s list for the 1998 fall semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. UNMC’s College of Pharmacy is […]
Feb 1, 1999
Ed Rejda To Retire as Executive Director of Information Technology Services at UNMC
Ed Rejda, who has led the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s information technology program since 1981, will retire effective March 31. Rejda, 59, began work at UNMC in 1970 as director of the Medical Computer Research Center. In 1971, he was appointed director of the Omaha Computing Facility, which provided computing services to both UNMC […]
Feb 1, 1999