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UNMC to Host Annual Health/Science Meet Regional Competitions for Eighth Graders
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will hold regional science competitions at schools across the state for students competing to attend the sixth annual Health/Science Meet. At the regional competitions, students will present either a five-page science essay or a display dealing with a specific scientific field with the top presenters qualifying to attend UNMC’s […]
Mar 18, 1998
Changes in the nation’s health-care system have shifted health-care decisions from state and national levels to the local level. This development demands a new type of health-care professional throughout Nebraska. Through a three-year grant, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Nursing has implemented a curriculum that will help meet that demand. The funding, […]
Mar 4, 1998
AIDS Research to be Advanced with Latest Grant Awards Received by UNMC
More than $860,000 in grant awards received by the University of Nebraska Medical Center during the second quarter of the 1997-98 fiscal year will fund research in the battle against AIDS. The grants follow breakthrough AIDS research at UNMC that led to the development last fall of the Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Diseases, which […]
Mar 4, 1998
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will host a series of speakers whose presentations will focus on outcomes research, a method by which the effectiveness of health-care delivery systems can be measured in terms of cost-effectiveness. The lectures will be held on UNMC’s Omaha campus and broadcast live to sites in Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney […]
Mar 4, 1998
Spend an Evening in Paradise at Kaleidoscope ‘98
Get a mid-winter break in paradise at the University of Nebraska Hospital Auxiliary’s annual Kaleidoscope event March 21. The Scoular Building at 2027 Dodge St. will be turned into an Hawaiian paradise. All proceeds will benefit The Lied Transplant Center Healing Gardens. The evening includes a silent auction, a dinner catered by Hap Abraham and […]
Mar 3, 1998
Dr. Charles Enke Appointed Chairman of UNMC Radiation Oncology Department
Charles Enke, M.D., medical director of radiation oncology at Clarkson Hospital, has been appointed chairman of the department of radiation oncology in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine and will serve as medical director for the Nebraska Health System (NHS). NHS is the combined hospital and clinical operation formed by the recent […]
Mar 2, 1998
Two UNMC Graduate Programs Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
The master’s level programs for physician assistants and nurses at the University of Nebraska Medical Center rank among the top programs in the country, according to this year’s rankings of seven health professions by U.S. News & World Report. The UNMC physician assistant program is ranked No. 5 among the 29 master’s level PA programs […]
Feb 23, 1998
If a community is healthy, everyone benefits. Aura Whitney-Jackson believes in this message. On Feb. 1, she began bringing the message to residents, businesses and community organizations throughout south Omaha. As the newly appointed community liaison, Whitney-Jackson is the latest addition to UNMC’s Community Partnership Initiative. The structured effort is designed to improve the health […]
Feb 13, 1998
Rosary Monday, funeral Tuesday for Dr. Alonso, UNMC surgeon
Visitation begins at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, with a rosary to be held at 6:30 p.m. for Anselmo Alonso, M.D., a transplant surgeon at UNMC. He died Sunday, Feb. 8, from injuries suffered in a one-car accident. The visitation and rosary will be held at the Heafey-Heafey-Hoffmann chapel at 78th Street and West Center […]
Feb 9, 1998
Ann Kraft, UNMC Public Affairs Phone: (402) 559-6027 February 6, 1998
UNMC Board of Counselors Names New Officers, Members The University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Counselors has elected new officers and members. The board which is comprised of about 40 civic and business leaders from communities throughout the state, acts as an advisory group to the UNMC chancellor in forming programs to address the […]
Feb 6, 1998