Press Release
Five cancer researchers recruited to Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Bring more than $5 million in research funding with them
Dec 3, 2014
Women’s health is focus of Dec. 8 Lincoln Science Cafe
Kristin Rooney, M.D., an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will talk about women’s health, such as urinary incontinence and painful bladder disorders at the next Lincoln Science Café. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. on Dec. 8 at VEGA, 350 Canopy St. in Lincoln. Dr. Rooney is […]
Dec 2, 2014
Gout game educates UNMC students, future physicians on poorly managed disease
As part of the push to develop new and better ways of teaching, second-year medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are playing a video game to learn about gout, a painful disease that is poorly managed. “We found about half of the students don’t like sitting in lectures,” said Amy Cannella, M.D., […]
Dec 1, 2014
UNMC College of Nursing guidance on protective equipment has far-reaching impact
HEROES was funded by a University of Nebraska Programs of Excellence Grant program implemented in 2005
Nov 26, 2014
UNMC resident selected for unique internship with American College of Physicians
Will head to Capitol Hill next spring to learn about the legislative process, health policy, and advocacy in organized medicine.
Nov 25, 2014
Dr. Denham Harman – legendary scientist – dies at age 98
Discovered Free Radical Theory of Aging and importance of antioxidants in slowing aging
Nov 25, 2014
UNMC researcher: health benefits for ex-smokers outweighs weight gain
The study, published in Tobacco Control, a British Medical Journal publication, recently was featured in a podcast.
Nov 25, 2014
Four honored at annual UNMC alumni reunion
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Alumni Association honored four individuals with awards for contributions to their respective professions during the annual UNMC Alumni Reunion, held Oct. 17-18 in Omaha. More than 200 UNMC alumni from the colleges of medicine, nursing and pharmacy, and their guests attended the reunion. Alumni hailed from 29 states and […]
Nov 24, 2014
UNMC expert in cancer education named to key national post
Dr. Amr Soliman named president-elect of American Association for Cancer Education
Nov 21, 2014
UNMC team publishes guidance on safe testing of Ebola virus specimens
Lab testing for Ebola requires thinking ‘outside the box’
Nov 20, 2014