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Biofuels, food safety and alternative agriculture focus of 2007 Ag Conference
Biofuels, food safety and alternative agriculture focus of 2007 Ag Conference Trends in Midwestern agriculture, ergonomic interventions in California agriculture and USDA regulations. These are just a few of the topics that will be focused on at the 2007 Ag Conference to be held Nov. 14-16 in Omaha. The conference is sponsored by The North […]
Oct 12, 2007
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing invites those interested in pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in nursing to attend an informational session Oct. 12 at EasternWyoming College, 3200 West C. St. The session will be held from 11 to 1 p.m. at “The Corner”. Dani Eveloff, recruiting coordinator for the UNMC College […]
Oct 11, 2007
UNMC College of Dentistry class of 2007 is No. 1 on national board exam
The results of part two of the national board exam for the 44 dental students, who graduated this year is in and the UNMC College of Dentistry is celebrating. The graduating class of 2007 had the highest overall average score in the nation on the examination taken by all of the nation’s dental students. Students […]
Oct 10, 2007
UNMC rural health recruitment program proves successful
A 15-year study of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) released this month indicates that 57 percent of graduates are practicing in Nebraska rural communities and 10 percent are practicing in rural communities in other states. The RHOP program is a collaboration between Chadron State College, Wayne State College and […]
Oct 4, 2007
Cattlemen’s Ball raises $480,000 for cancer research
Thanks to the dedicated people of western Nebraska, the 2007 Cattlemen’s Ball raised $480,000 for research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. "This generous contribution is an illustration of what we witnessed from western Nebraskans during the entire year leading up to the Cattlemen’s Ball," said Eppley Cancer Center Director Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., […]
Oct 4, 2007
UNMC team part of landmark study of teen depression treatment
A University of Nebraska Medical Center psychiatric research team headed by Chris Kratochvil, M.D., was a significant contributor to a landmark national study that shows a combination of antidepressant drugs and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective approach in treating teens suffering from major depressive disorder. The findings of the Treatment for Adolescents […]
Oct 2, 2007
Wilson lecturer to present literary view of 19th century medicine
The 19th century gave birth to some of the most startling advances in medical history — from the development of the stethoscope and the introduction of germ theory to the rise of women physicians. Lilian Furst, Ph.D., Marcel Bataillon Professor of Comparative Literature, Emerita, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, said one […]
Oct 2, 2007
University of Nebraska Medical Center medical students will host its first American Medical Association Medical Student Section Omaha Health Fair at Assumption Elementary School, 22 nd and U Streets, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 30. Students and physicians will provide free health screenings, including blood pressure, cholesterol, vision and hearing, amongst […]
Sep 27, 2007
UNMC neurosurgeon among first trained on FDA-approved cervical artificial disk replacement
Peter Lennarson, M.D., a neurosurgeon for UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is one of the first physicians in the area to have completed training on implanting the Prestige artificial disc for people with degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine. In the largest study ever completed on the cervical spine […]
Sep 26, 2007
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 28 communities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in UNMC Mini-Medical School, a free health education series titled, “Type 2 Diabetes: A Spreading Epidemic. The series, which will be held Oct. 16, 25 and 30, will focus on type 2 diabetes – the disease, who’s […]
Sep 26, 2007