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UNMC alum, Patrik Johansson, M.D., appointed director of Rural Health Education Network
Coming back to Omaha to become director of the Rural Health Education Network (RHEN) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was a perfect opportunity for Patrik Johansson, M.D., M.P.H. As a medical student on rotation in western Nebraska, Dr. Johansson witnessed first-hand the unique challenges of providing health care in rural areas, an […]
Sep 11, 2009
UNMC forms partnership with one of premier medical schools in India
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has formed an educational partnership with one of the leading medical schools in India. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between UNMC and the Directorate of Medical Education in Andhra Pradesh, India. The MOU will allow UNMC to partner with Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India, which is […]
Sep 11, 2009
UNMC enrollment reaches all-time high of 3,237 students
For the fifth straight year, student enrollment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center reached an all-time high with 3,237 students enrolled for the 2009-10 school year — an increase of 1.3 percent over last year’s previous record total of 3,194. Increases occurred in all three levels of study. Undergraduate enrollment went from 806 to […]
Sep 8, 2009
Public invited to Sept. 10 Lincoln Science Cafe ‘CSI: the Fact Behind the Fiction’
The public is invited to attend "CSI: the Fact Behind the Fiction," in Lincoln on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Red 9, located at 9th & M Streets. Mellissa Helligso, a forensic DNA analyst will present the talk as part of Lincoln’s Science Café series. Helligso, who works for […]
Sep 8, 2009
New stimulus research funds push UNMC total to more than $5 million
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has received nine additional grants, totaling more than $2 million from the National Institutes of Health as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $2 million funding for biomedical research will provide funding for up to 15 jobs within the recovery time frame that […]
Sep 8, 2009
Registration for Midwestern Regional Global Health conference still open
The Midwestern Regional Global Health conference will be Sept. 11-13 at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Omaha. The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s International Studies and Programs and Student Alliance for Global Health are sponsoring the conference. “While our target audience is Midwestern medical/health students, we know that what we are offering […]
Sep 4, 2009
UNMC leaders provide H1N1 readiness update to Board of Regents
University of Nebraska Medical Center leaders provided an update about H1N1 preparedness and planning on the four University of Nebraska campuses, at today’s University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting. Steven Hinrichs, M.D., and Deb Thomas, talked about the current and potential impact of H1N1 in Nebraska. The also discussed the new attendance […]
Sep 4, 2009
UNMC appoints Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., director of Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., has accepted the position of director of UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities in the College of Public Health. Dr. Rajaram, who has served as interim director of the center since January, started her new role in August. Dr. Rajaram previously served as professor and chairwoman of the department of sociology/anthropology at […]
Sep 3, 2009
UNMC announces new scholarship for northeast Nebraska nursing students
A new scholarship — providing tuition, fees and a living stipend — is available for students in northeast Nebraska who are interested in a nursing career. The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Excellence Scholarship is designed to develop nurses who want to teach nursing. “There are not enough nurse educators to teach […]
Sep 3, 2009
Cattlemen’s Ball raises nearly $500,000
DONIPHAN, Neb. — In spite of one of the worst recessions in history and a torrential rainstorm in the early morning hours prior to the event, the 2009 Cattlemen’s Ball raised nearly a half million dollars for cancer research as well as health care and wellness activities in area communities. On Tuesday night, officials of […]
Sep 1, 2009