Press Release
Omaha to host national public health conference
More than 425 public health officials to attend June 5-8 conference at Qwest Center Omaha All roads lead to Omaha for the College World Series….and for public health. From June 5-8, more than 425 public health experts will converge on Omaha for the annual meeting of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. It […]
Jun 3, 2011
Registration opens for 2nd annual Owl Ride
More than 1,000 expected to participate in July 16 late night bike ride Registration has opened for the second annual Owl Ride, Omaha’s nighttime urban cycling adventure. The unique recreational bike ride set for Saturday, July 16 is the largest annual night bicycle ride between Chicago and Denver. Log on to owlride.org to register and find more information. […]
Jun 2, 2011
UNMC launching $3.2 million weight loss, maintenance study in Columbus, 12 counties
Most people are aware of some of the risks associated with excess weight and obesity — diabetes, heart disease, and possibly cancer. And many have heeded the warnings and have lost weight. But two-thirds of American adults are still overweight or obese. Those who lose weight have problems maintaining the loss. A unique research study […]
Jun 1, 2011
Inaugural class graduates from UNMC High School Alliance
Thirty-two high school students from nine metro-area school districts celebrated their graduation from the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s High School Alliance program May 12. A graduation ceremony and reception was held in their honor at the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Sciences Education on the UNMC campus. Each student received a certificate […]
May 27, 2011
Broken Bow’s Dr. Holcomb named UNMC Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year
When University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy students arrive for a rotation at Holcomb Pharmacy in Broken Bow, they can expect their comfort zone to, shall we say, expand. Mike Holcomb, Pharm.D., a 1990 College of Pharmacy graduate, likes to tailor the rotations through his pharmacy for to the experience level of the […]
May 26, 2011
June 7 Omaha Science Café to explore emerging contaminants in U.S. waterways
The topic of the Omaha Science Café on June 7 will explore what’s behind the ’emerging contaminants’ in rivers, lakes, ponds and streams across the United States. A presentation by Alan Kolok, Ph.D., titled, “Biologically active compounds as pollutants: Strange goings-on in U.S. waterways,” will begin at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th […]
May 26, 2011
UNMC one of eight sites selected for suicide prevention study
Five-year program will address one of society’s hidden problems The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of eight participating sites in a national research study designed to identify ways to improve the detection and prevention of suicide among patients who present to hospital emergency departments (EDs). The project is being funded through a […]
May 24, 2011
Salvation Army Kroc Center receives $22,000 for Healthy Home Project
Medical Center provides $12,000 in funding The Salvation Army Kroc Center has received $22,000 in funding for its Healthy Home Project, which is designed to help families become healthier by changing aspects of their daily routine and lifestyle. Locally, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, as […]
May 23, 2011
Children’s Dental Day returns to the Panhandle
Faculty and staff from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will return to the Nebraska Panhandle Friday and Saturday to offer dental services, at no cost, to children in the region. This is the 20th Children’s Dental Day event since the college started holding them in 2001. More than 200 […]
May 20, 2011
The new University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Mobile Nurse Managed Clinic will make its maiden voyage May 25 to Norfolk, and Neligh on May 26. The college has partnered with Charles Harper, Jr., M.D., internal medicine physician, and Jean Suehl, APRN, geriatric nurse practitioner at Faith Regional Physician Services in Norfolk, […]
May 20, 2011