UNMC Today
Full media kit available at www.unmc.edu/nursing The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has had to turn away more than 1,000 qualified nursing school applicants in the past five years. The diagnosis: a lack of space in its facilities, and a shortage of those who teach students. Today, in Omaha, the […]
Oct 22, 2008
Ambassador of Hope gala raises more than $1.1 million for cancer research
More than $1.1 million was raised Saturday night at the Ambassador of Hope Gala in Omaha to support research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. Hundreds of people came to the Qwest Center Omaha and several more attended a satellite gala in Scottsbluff. The event featured comments from the 2008 Ambassador of Hope […]
Oct 21, 2008
UNMC College of Nursing welcomes new associate dean of research
Oct. 20, 2008 News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm Marlene Cohen, Ph.D., an expert in cancer symptom research, has been appointed as the new associate dean for research and the Kenneth E. Morehead Endowed Chair in Nursing. “She is the perfect fit,” said Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., dean of […]
Oct 20, 2008
UNMC, ConAgra Foods co-sponsor free community health fair Oct. 18
A free community health fair for metropolitan area residents will be held Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Metropolitan Community College South Campus. For the fifth consecutive year, UNMC and ConAgra Foods will co-sponsor the south Omaha community health fair. Participants will receive health information and screenings that include: blood […]
Oct 16, 2008
UNMC, Latino Center of the Midlands lead Latina Latino youth conference
UNMC will host the 18th Annual Latina Latino Youth Conference Friday, Oct. 17. The event, co-sponsored with the Latino Center of the Midlands, brings more than 250 area high school students from Nebraska and Iowa, along with 30 counselors, teachers and volunteers, to the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education to educate students about resources available […]
Oct 15, 2008
UNMC College of Dentistry celebrates new endowed faculty fellowships
Demand for quality dental faculty remains high across the United States, and John Reinhardt, D.D.S., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Dentistry, estimates there are 400 full-time faculty positions currently available. Reinhardt told a group of college supporters on Oct. 2 that recruiting and retaining top dental faculty at UNMC’s […]
Oct 13, 2008
Omaha to join other U.S. cities, Mexico to co-sponsor Bi-National Health Week Oct. 13-18
Because millions of Mexican immigrants rely on the American health system for their daily needs, a group of Omaha health providers and social service agencies are sponsoring an annual Bi-National Health Week, Oct. 13-18. Various issues are highlighted through a week of education, screenings and fun for the entire family. (See detailed list below). […]
Oct 10, 2008
Dr. Wadman to lead UNMC emergency medicine education efforts
Michael Wadman, M.D., has been named vice chairman of education in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine. The appointment was announced today by the department’s chairman Robert Muelleman, M.D. Dr. Wadman, an associate professor of emergency medicine, assumed his new role earlier this summer and now oversees educational activities for students […]
Oct 10, 2008
News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation has awarded a $50,000 AAP Teaching Fellowship to Matthew Byarlay, D.D.S., assistant professor in the Department of Surgical Specialties at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Dentistry. “I am very pleased that Dr. […]
Oct 9, 2008
Four receive awards at UNMC Alumni Reunion
Four distinguished alumni were honored at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Alumni Reunion Weekend on Sept. 19-20 in Omaha. The honorees and their awards included: UNMC College of Medicine Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award – Paul Young, M.D., Lexington, Ky., Class of 1958; UNMC College of Nursing Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award – […]
Oct 9, 2008