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Munroe-Meyer Guild to Hold 40th Annual Garden Walk & Faire June 10
The 40th Annual Garden Walk will be held Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). Sponsored by the Munroe-Meyer Guild at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, proceeds will support the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s therapeutic, training and research activities benefiting children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and chronic handicapping conditions. […]
Apr 23, 2007
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., accompanied by eight senior leaders from UNMC, will visit six Nebraska communities April 30 and May 1. This is the fourth annual UNMC leadership visit. From West Point, Norfolk on April 30, to Wayne, South Sioux City, Macy, and Winnebago, on May 1, the […]
Apr 23, 2007
Dr. Rizzino receives 2007 UNMC Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
During an interview for a high-school teaching position, UNMC’s A. “Angie” Rizzino, Ph.D., was asked a simple question. More than 40 years later his answer remains the hallmark of his vision as a biomedical researcher/educator. “I was asked, which came first, my students or my subject,” said Dr. Rizzino, professor and program director of UNMC’s Eppley Institute, who is the 2007 UNMC Faculty Mentor of the Year. “Without the slightest hesitation, I said, ‘My students come first.’
Apr 20, 2007
UNMC researchers get almost $6 million in VA grants
Six investigators at the University of Nebraska Medical Center hit the jackpot recently when they each independently applied for Merit Review grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A combined total of $5.9 million in grants over the next four years will go to the VA affiliated researchers. “We’re very excited about […]
Apr 18, 2007
UNMC Students Training 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 at UNMC. 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 […]
Apr 16, 2007
Leading researcher in risk reduction and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Latinos to speak at UNMC April 17
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and The Nebraska Medical Center will host Nilda Peragallo, Ph.D., as its 18th Visiting Nurse Scholar April 17 and 18. During her visit, Dr. Peragallo will consult with and make presentations to medical center faculty, staff and students, as well as to members of the health […]
Apr 16, 2007
MEG machine to put UNMC at forefront of neurological sciences
Thanks in part to a $1 million anonymous donation, a new machine will come to the University of Nebraska Medical Center later this year that will rapidly boost the medical center’s prominence in the world of neurological sciences. The machine, known as the magnetoencephalograph (MEG), is the most advanced test of brain function in […]
Apr 13, 2007
The Second Annual “Heart and Soul Red Dress Event,” will enable up to 600 women of multiple ethnicities and economic status to wear red dresses in unity against heart disease and for healthier living and joy as women. This year’s event has the theme, “Using Your Head to Care for Your Heart.” It is […]
Apr 6, 2007
Columbia, MD – The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) recently announced that Timothy Malloy, M.D., associate professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Department of Family Medicine and medical director of Hillcrest Health and Rehab in Bellevue, Neb., has been named the organization’s first "Medical Director of the Year." An interdisciplinary panel chose Dr. Malloy […]
Apr 5, 2007
Nebraska Regional Poison Center celebrates 50 years of service
Audio clips Steven Seifert, M.D., talks about the value of poison control centers. Steven Seifert, M.D., describes the work done by the center. Sharon McColligan, grandmother of Tedd Merrill, talks about how glad she is that things have changed with childproof bottles. Sharon McColligan, grandmother of Tedd Merrill, talks about calling the poison control center […]
Apr 3, 2007