UNMC Today
Colorado researcher/educator named new College of Pharmacy dean
A prodigious researcher with 25 years of academic pharmacy experience, Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D., has been selected as the new dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy. The selection of Dr. Fletcher, who has been associated with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver for the past five years, […]
Aug 1, 2007
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites the public to a free presentation on non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. CDT. Patients, family members, friends and health professionals are invited to attend. The presentation will be transmitted live from Omaha via teleconference to Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte, […]
Jul 30, 2007
UNMC researcher receives prestigious MERIT award to further study alcohol effects on cilia function
University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Joe Sisson, M.D., has received the prestigious Method to Extend Research In Time (MERIT) Award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to further study the stimulation effects of alcohol on airway clearance. The MERIT award — which extends Dr. Sisson’s NIH R01 grant from […]
Jul 30, 2007
Twenty-one years ago, Morgan Smith-Dennis went home as a typical 7-pound newborn. His parents, Moses Dennis and Mary Smith-Dennis had all the joy and hope of new parents. Things were settling in with life with a newborn in Olathe, Kan. But they started to suspect something was wrong when their newborn would sleep most […]
Jul 27, 2007
The following is a Q & A with Byers “Bud” Shaw Jr., M.D., chairman and Musselman Professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery.
Jul 27, 2007
UNMC hosts 2007 State Science Meet Alumni Reunion
Seventeen Nebraska high school students recently attended a reunion for former participants of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s State Science Meet. The students, who were eighth graders in 2004 and 2005, are now juniors and seniors in high school. From July 18 to 20, the students explored science and health care careers, visited […]
Jul 27, 2007
Michelle Hess receives AGT Outstanding Achievement Award
Michelle Hess, human genetics lab supervisor for the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, received the “Outstanding Achievement Award” at the recent National Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT) meeting in Denver. The award is given annually to one member of AGT who is committed to furthering the field of genetics. AGT […]
Jul 25, 2007
UNMC College of Pharmacy students earn dean’s list honors
Sixty-five students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the Spring 2007 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The students and their hometowns are listed […]
Jul 18, 2007
UNMC receives $1.6 million NIH grant to try to curb depression in head and neck cancer patients
A multidisciplinary team of University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers has secured a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the prevention of depression in head and neck cancer patients. The rate of depression for head and neck cancer patients is significantly higher than for patients suffering from other forms […]
Jul 18, 2007
UNMC cystic fibrosis program ranks among best in the country
A national review of cystic fibrosis centers by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation shows that the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s adult CF program ranks among the eight top benchmark programs in the country. The rankings for adult CF programs are based on several factors, such as lung function and nutritional status measured through Body […]
Jul 17, 2007