UNMC Today
Holdrege couple donates $200,000 for UNMC vision loss research
There was a time when Mary Pearson thought she would have to stand by and watch her husband Roy slowly lose his sight to macular degeneration. Then she learned she could do something about it. A federal law known as the Pension Protection Act was passed in August and allows people ages 70 ½ […]
Feb 2, 2007
Keith Mueller, Ph.D., named associate dean for UNMC College of Public Health
One of the leading rural health policy experts in the country, Keith Mueller, Ph.D., has been named associate dean for academic affairs in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s newly formed College of Public Health. The position is the second highest post in the college ranking only behind the dean. “Keith has an outstanding […]
Feb 2, 2007
Rita Snyder, Ph.D., associate professor, UNMC College of Nursing, has been appointed to a three-year term with the lead federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care in the United States. Dr. Snyder, UNMC College of Nursing associate professor, was appointed to the Healthcare Quality and Effectiveness Research […]
Jan 31, 2007
UNMC symposium examines adults who survived childhood heart defects
Years ago, children with congenital heart defects often didn’t survive into adulthood. Now, with new pediatric surgical techniques perfected over the past 50 years, about 90 percent live to be adults. Despite corrective surgery, it is important for adults with congenital heart defects to have regular follow-up care with cardiologists familiar with the […]
Jan 31, 2007
Low Vision House to be constructed at UNMC to help visually impaired individuals
Construction will begin this spring on a $1.2 million Center for Visual Rehabilitation on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. The center, which was approved earlier this month by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, will be the only non-profit provider of comprehensive visual rehabilitation services for children and adults in the region. […]
Jan 29, 2007
UNMC College of Pharmacy students earn dean’s list honors for Fall 2006
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the Fall 2006 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 that qualified for this distinction are listed […]
Jan 29, 2007
February is Children’s Dental Health Month The UNMC College of Dentistry celebrates with its annual Children’s Dental Day event expecting to draw 220 kids from seven Nebraska communities The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry plans to provide $100,000 in services to needy children at its 11th annual Children’s Dental Day on Friday, […]
Jan 29, 2007
Dr. Muelleman to chair UNMC’s new emergency medicine department
Robert Muelleman, M.D., has been named chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s new emergency medicine department, which gained official designation as a new department on Jan. 1. Dr. Muelleman, a 1984 UNMC College of Medicine graduate, has served as chief of the UNMC section of emergency medicine since 1998. “Dr. Muelleman […]
Jan 26, 2007
Powwow exhibit a must-see on Passport Partners Day
Among the many spectacular exhibits that can be seen during the Joslyn Art Museum Passport Partners Employee Day on Saturday is one titled “Faces from the Land: A Photographic Journey through Native America.” The exhibit, which features astonishing photographs of American Indian powwow dancers, has a special place in the heart of Terri Kalinowski, coordinator of The Nebraska Medical Center thrift store.
Jan 26, 2007
Stephen Rennard, M.D., receives 2006 Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Pulmonology award
Stephen Rennard, M.D., one of the world’s leading experts in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is one of 10 recipients in the country to be selected for the 2006 Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Pulmonology Award. Dr. Rennard, Larson Professor of Medicine, UNMC Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, will travel in March to the University of […]
Jan 25, 2007