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UNMC researchers enjoy record quarter in research funding
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers have netted $32.2 million in research funding for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008-2009, by the far the highest total ever obtained by medical center researchers during a single quarter. The previous highest total for a quarter was $26.4 million set in 2004. In the first quarter of […]
Oct 9, 2008
UNMC psychiatrist: Amid financial crisis, remember the basics
In what has become a regular headline in recent weeks, the stock market plunged again on Monday and Tuesday, sending yet another wave of fear through the collective hearts of Americans who are worried about their financial futures. The recent news from the financial world has dredged up fear across the globe and fiscal worries […]
Oct 8, 2008
The research group led by the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., is known to tackle complex scientific problems. Their latest discovery sheds light on how tumor cells interact and survive during the process of metastasis, when they end up in unusual environments (such as when a cell from the pancreas colonizes the […]
Oct 7, 2008
UNMC dean to visit greater Neb. towns Oct. 13-16
Kyle Meyer, M.D., Ph.D., associate dean for the School of Allied Health Professions, along with members of his leadership team, will visit six central and northeastern Nebraska communities Oct. 13-16 to raise awareness about allied health professions and discuss ways to alleviate workforce shortages of allied health professionals in greater Nebraska. Stops along the way […]
Oct 6, 2008
UNMC College of Nursing dean to visit Nebraska City Oct. 8 to speak at Rotary meeting
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Dean Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., will visit Nebraska City on Wednesday, Oct. 8, to speak at a Rotary luncheon at the Avenue Grill on Main St. The title of her talk is “Who Will Care for You and Yours?” She will address the current and projected nursing shortage, […]
Oct 3, 2008
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center receives $5.3 million grant for pancreatic cancer
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $5.3 million, five-year Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant in pancreatic cancer to the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center. UNMC was one of only two programs funded this year in pancreatic cancer. SPORE grants are large, multidisciplinary federal grants that fund scientific research […]
Sep 29, 2008
UNMC, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska to present free Mini-Medical School on women and cancer Oct. 14, 21, 28 in communities across Nebraska The University of Nebraska Medical Center, in partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, will present a Mini-Medical School on women and cancer. The series, which will […]
Sep 26, 2008
Cattlemen’s Ball raises record amount of $796,000
The 2008 Cattlemen’s Ball was one for the record books. A sellout crowd of nearly 4,000 people gathered June 6-7 at the Niewohner Cattle Company near Albion, Neb. They raised a record $796,000, with nearly 90 percent of the money going toward cancer research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Eppley Cancer Center […]
Sep 26, 2008
University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Pierre Fayad, M.D., was the local principal investigator on the largest clinical trial ever conducted on stroke patients. Results from the study are published in two separate articles in the current edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. The Prevention Regimen For Effectively Avoiding Second Strokes (PROFESS), […]
Sep 22, 2008
UNMC breaks ground on center that will help seniors age better and live healthier lives
The University of Nebraska Medical Center broke ground today on the only geriatric center in the state that offers comprehensive care for older adults. The Home Instead Center for Successful Aging will offer specialized services aimed at helping seniors age better and live healthier lives. This unique facility is the only free-standing center tied to […]
Sep 17, 2008