Press Release
650 OPS students receive free eye exams, glasses through collaborative project
A total of 650 K-12th grade students in the Omaha Public Schools will receive free eye exams and prescription glasses during a week-long vision screening at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health May 9-13. The Child Vision Collaborative is a team effort between 18 community organizations, non-profits, government agencies, health care, […]
May 6, 2016
UNMC to honor two Nebraskans at May 7 commencement ceremony
Honorees hail from York and Gage County
May 4, 2016
936 UNMC students to receive diplomas during commencement ceremonies
Spring commencement ceremonies will take place May 5-9 in Norfolk, Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff
May 4, 2016
UNMC College of Dentistry offers free seminars for dental health professionals
Faculty from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will travel to Grand Island, North Platte and Scottsbluff to provide education to dental health professionals on new advancements in operative dentistry and dental radiography. The annual UNMC College of Dentistry Dental Education Caravan will feature presentations by: · Dr. Henry St. Germain, Jr. […]
May 3, 2016
UNMC College of Nursing in Scottsbluff to hold July 20-21 summer camp
Free camp seeks high school students interested in nursing
May 2, 2016
Climate change focus of May 10 Omaha Science Cafe
Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, will discuss global and local impacts of climate disruption at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., May 10 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. A former assistant surgeon general, Dr. Khan’s career has focused on health […]
May 2, 2016
Regional public health conference to be held at UNMC
Camara Phyllis Jones, M.D., Ph.D., president of the American Public Health Association (APHA), will be the keynote speaker at the annual APHA Region VII conference at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on April 27-28. The conference is hosted by the Public Health Association of Nebraska (PHAN). “Big Challenges, Big Opportunities” is the title of […]
Apr 25, 2016
UNMC faculty receive awards during annual Faculty Senate meeting
Awards are for meritorious teaching, service or mentoring
Apr 25, 2016
UNMC, Nebraska Medicine reduce energy use by 25 percent
The medical center’s main campus at 42nd and Emile streets used 25 percent less energy in 2015 than it did five years ago, despite adding more square footage to campus.
Apr 22, 2016
Study links HIV infection with premature aging
Thanks to combination antiretroviral therapy, many people with HIV can be expected to live decades after being infected. Yet doctors have observed that these patients often show signs of premature aging. Now a study published in the April 21 issue of Molecular Cell has applied a highly accurate biomarker to measure just how much HIV […]
Apr 22, 2016
