Chuck Brown
Cattlemen’s Ball raises $600,000 for Eppley Cancer Center
Officials from the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska visited UNMC on Tuesday to make a donation of historic proportions — $600,000. The funds were generated by the 2005 Cattlemen’s Ball held June 4 at the Herb Albers Feedlot near Wisner, Neb. The amount nearly triples the previous fund-raising record for the event.
Jul 27, 2005
UNMC involved in clinical trial to enhance bone healing
UNMC has become the fifth site in the U.S. to enter into a clinical trial with Aastrom Biosciences, Inc., to determine if special adult stem cells can help speed the healing of severe leg fractures and eliminate the need to do painful bone grafting procedures.
Jul 25, 2005
Gift to benefit MMI’s recreational therapy program
Doctors at the Munroe-Meyer Institute are thrilled to see Sarah Weidner leading the normal life of a 13-year-old girl. Sarah was born with “severe hydrocephalus,” a condition that causes a dangerous buildup of fluid around the brain. She wasn’t expected to survive, let alone see, hear or speak. It is in honor of this extraordinary success that Sarah’s grandfather, William Leopard of Sioux Falls, S.D., established the Sarah Weidner Grant Fund at the University of Nebraska Foundation with a donation of $100,000.
Jul 18, 2005
Dr. James Neff, outstanding orthopaedic surgeon, dies
James Russell Neff, M.D., an internationally recognized faculty member and orthopaedic surgeon for UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, died Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in Omaha after an extended battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Aug. 6, at Dundee Presbyterian Church, 5312 Underwood Ave.
Jul 15, 2005
Disaster Behavioral Health Conference July 14-15
The terrorist bombings in London last week sent a chilling reminder to all of us that the threat of terrorism continues to exist. For the third consecutive year, area mental health professionals will get together to look at the psychological aspects of dealing with disasters, as more than 200 people are expected to attend the Nebraska Disaster Behavioral Health Conference on July 14-15 in downtown Omaha.
Jul 13, 2005
UNMC, UNL join forces for BIO 2005 convention
A team of more than 20 Nebraskans will head to Philadelphia this weekend for the BIO 2005 Annual International Convention, the world’s largest biotechnology gathering with more than 18,000 biotech executives, investors, journalists, policymakers and scientists from more than 60 countries expected to attend.
Jun 16, 2005
Sellout crowd of more than 3,300 attends Cattlemen’s Ball
The 2005 Cattlemen’s Ball was winding down. The nurses and staff in the UNMC tent had put in a full day, taking blood pressures and screening people for prostate cancer and skin damage. A man walked into the tent and approached one of the nursing team. He didn’t introduce himself, but he said he wanted to say, “Thank you.” Click to find out more about this year’s Cattlemen’s Ball, including why the man was saying thanks.
Jun 15, 2005
Duo raises money, awareness for MMI autism program
One is a mathematical genius. The other is the head football coach at Notre Dame. Together they were a dynamic one-two punch in raising awareness and money for the autism program at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute. In all, more than $642,000 was raised at two events.
Jun 9, 2005
UNMC leadership team visits four Nebraska communities
UNMC’s leadership team went on a spring road trip last week. But, instead of connecting with oceans or mountains, the connection was with the citizens of Nebraska. For the second consecutive spring, UNMC’s leadership team journeyed across Nebraska making stops in four communities — Fremont, Columbus, Grand Island and Kearney.
Jun 3, 2005
UNMC’s Rapid Autopsy Program featured in scientific journal
UNMC’s Rapid Autopsy Program (RAP) received major acclaim this month when the Journal of Neuroimmunology carried two articles written by the UNMC RAP team. One article served as a tutorial for other institutions on what it takes to develop a RAP. The other article detailed the changes that occur in microglial brain cell function with HIV-1-associated dementia.
May 25, 2005