UNMC Today
Regents approve two new neuroscience centers at UNMC
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in Nebraska, and the state has the highest rates of Parkinson’s, per resident, in the United States. Combined with the increasing number of elderly in the state, it’s easy to see that the need for improved diagnostics and targeted therapies to combat these and other deadly […]
Jun 12, 2009
Munroe-Meyer Garden Walk returns on Sunday, June 14
After a one-year lapse, the Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild will host the 41st Garden Walk on Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds from the fundraiser, which will be held rain or shine, will go to benefit children and adults with developmental disabilities through various programs and research at University of Nebraska Medical Center’s […]
Jun 11, 2009
Liliana Bronner named interim director of the Rural Health Education Network
Liliana Bronner, a former program coordinator in the Rural Health Education Network Office (RHEN) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named interim director of the program. Bronner steps in for long-time RHEN director, Roxanna Jokela, who now is director of alumni relations at UNMC. "Thanks to Roxanna’s strong leadership and hard work, […]
Jun 11, 2009
UNMC is key site in international clinical trial to prevent recurrent strokes
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Jun 8, 2009
UNMC students train in communities across Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center students are working with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education requirements. The student 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 students represent the College of Medicine, […]
Jun 5, 2009
UNMC Board of Counselors names officers, welcomes new members
The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Board of Counselors elected officers for 2009 at its recent annual board meeting. Officers are: Rick Kolkman, chairperson, North Platte; and Don Goldstein, vice chairperson, Omaha. Kolkman is president of First National Bank of North Platte. Goldstein is with Penske Truck Leasing in Omaha. The group welcomed nine new members […]
Jun 5, 2009
Venture capital firm investing big bucks in tiny enzyme
A recently discovered brain-derived enzyme with big potential to treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease has led to the largest investment of venture capital funds to date obtained by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its technology transfer company, UNeMed Corporation. NeuMedix Health Group (www.neumedix.com), a biotechnology venture capital firm based in […]
Jun 4, 2009
UNMC leadership team to visit 6 Nebraska communities June 8-9
Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., and eight members of the UNMC leadership team, will visit six east-central and eastern Nebraska communities June 8 and 9. This is the seventh annual trip across Nebraska for the team. From Aurora, Grand Island and Kearney on June 8, to Hastings, Columbus and Blair on June 9, the group […]
Jun 3, 2009
Panhandle children to receive free dental care
Sixty students, dental faculty and staff from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will travel 500 miles June 5-6 to serve the dental needs of 200 children in western Nebraska. This is the sixth year in which the dental college will travel across the state to offer dental services, at no […]
Jun 2, 2009
The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) has named Rubens Pamies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC, to their nine-member executive committee of the governing board of the NBME. Dr. Pamies, who also serves as dean for graduate studies and professor of internal medicine at UNMC, has been involved with NBME activities since […]
Jun 1, 2009