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CityMatCH at UNMC receives $249,917 grant for racial healing education effort
Contact: Patrick Simpson 402.561.7500 Psimpso1@unmc.edu CityMatCH, a national membership organization located in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pediatrics, will receive $249,917 to train urban maternal and child health leaders to engage in racial healing efforts. The grant, which will explore structural racism and promote racial healing among public health leaders, is one […]
May 14, 2010
UNMC professor receives Fulbright scholarship
Judith Mathews, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute, was recently awarded a Fulbright scholarship. The Fulbright program is a prestigious international educational exchange program designed to solve shared international issues. As a continuation of her capstone project for her Master’s in Public Health degree, Dr. Mathews will conduct community-based participatory […]
May 14, 2010
May 20 Lincoln Science Café to give insight into forensic dentistry
Dentist and researcher James Jenkins, D.D.S., will be the featured speaker on Thursday, May 20, during the Lincoln Science Café, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the red9 located at 9th and M streets. In his lecture, “Forensic Dentistry,” he will discuss how forensic dentists identify the deceased using dental records. During the lecture, participants […]
May 13, 2010
UNMC announces first class of High School Alliance
One’s best friend died of a brain tumor at the age of eight. Another came to the U.S. from Kathmandu just one and a half years ago. A third is No. 3 in her class even through English is her second language. If you talk to any of the 36 high school students, you would […]
May 13, 2010
UNMC partners with Harvard to study women of color in academic medicine
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine is one of 12 institutions to partner with Harvard University to conduct a four-year study to determine factors that influence the medical careers of women of color. The study will help researchers understand how individuals and academic institutions, such as UNMC, contribute to the advancement of […]
May 12, 2010
New report highlights four Nebraska companies spun off from University of Nebraska research
Four Nebraska companies that are spinoffs of University of Nebraska research are highlighted in a nationwide “success stories” report released today by The Science Coalition. The report – “Sparking Economic Growth: How federally funded university research creates innovation, new companies and jobs” – identifies 100 companies across the United States that trace their founding to […]
May 12, 2010
Koefoot recipient reflects on life as a preceptor
Gary Conell, M.D., a family practice physician at Midlands Family Medicine in North Platte and a rural residency director for UNMC, recently received the 2010 Marion D. and Theodore H. Koefoot, Jr. M.D., Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award. The Koefoot award — named for Theodore H. Koefoot Jr., M.D., a family practice […]
May 11, 2010
Largest class of NU scholarship students graduate from UNMC
They may have come to the University of Nebraska Medical Center from different University of Nebraska campuses but all of the graduates have something in common: each has a passion for caring for medically underserved communities. That bond, along with their academic talent, contributed to their selection as recipients of the Nebraska University Pre-Admission to […]
May 10, 2010
Eight UNMC faculty receive awards
Eight University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members have received awards for their excellent work. Outstanding teaching awards were given to Dennis McNeilly, Psy.D., Parmender Mehta, Ph.D., Michael Rice, Ph.D., and Edward (Ted) Roche, Ph.D. Surender Batra, Ph.D., was recognized for his mentoring, while Keith Mueller, Ph.D., was honored for his community service. Two faculty […]
May 7, 2010
UNMC students train in communities across Nebraska
From May through August, 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 […]
May 6, 2010