Press Release
UNMC water main repair starts Friday near 42nd and Emile
Starting Friday morning through May 1, those driving to the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus should try to avoid accessing the campus at 42nd and Emile streets. Metropolitan Utilities District will be repairing a broken water main on Emile Street near the intersection at 42nd Street. Visitors, especially those going to the Durham Outpatient […]
Apr 5, 2011
New wellness program now available at UNMC
Geared to individuals 50 and older and those who are Medicare eligible A new wellness program for individuals over age 50 or eligible for Medicare is now available at the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Called EngAge Wellness, the program employs a whole-person wellness approach to […]
Apr 4, 2011
Climate change, energy needs are focus of April 6 Omaha Science Café
Climate change and energy needs are the topic of the next Omaha Science Café on April 6 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Physiological ecologist James A. Wilson, Ph.D., will speak from 7 to 8 p.m. His presentation is titled "From Tomorrowland to Today: Reflections on Energy and Transportation from Walt Disney." […]
Apr 1, 2011
UNMC’s Rural Health Opportunities Program expanded to Peru State College
UNMC’s Rural Health Opportunities Program expanded to Peru State College Students in southeastern Nebraska wishing to pursue a career in pharmacy now have another opportunity to do so. The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) through the University of Nebraska Medical Center has been expanded to Peru State College. RHOP, which began in 1989, […]
Apr 1, 2011
Dr. Maurer to receive Distinguished Alumni Award from alma mater
Has led UNMC to new heights as chancellor for past 13 years Harold M. Maurer, M.D., chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will receive a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the school he earned his medical degree from – SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. A 1961 graduate, Dr. Maurer will be […]
Mar 30, 2011
Kearney workshop to boost Nebraska’s behavioral health care for children
Three national experts with advanced skills in diagnosing and treating children’s behavioral health problems, will conduct a free, three-day workshop April 8-10 in Kearney. The workshop received an overwhelming response. Thirty-four primary care health professionals, including family medicine physicians, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners from 14 counties, signed up. The training, funded by the Behavioral Health […]
Mar 28, 2011
UNMC lecture to discuss link between social disparities and life expectancy
Harvard professor will make two presentations on Thursday When it comes to life expectancy, family history has something to do with it. But where you live, your job and educational level have a lot more say in how long you live, said David Williams, Ph.D., professor of public health at the Harvard School of […]
Mar 28, 2011
Dr. Shelley Smith receives UNMC’s top research award
Her genetics work in language disorders is recognized around the world Shelley Smith, Ph.D., director of developmental neuroscience at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named UNMC’s fifth scientist laureate. The award is the highest honor UNMC bestows on researchers. Dr. Smith was honored along with 23 […]
Mar 25, 2011
UNMC receives $9 million to study chronic nature of HIV and its effects on aging
Could lead to new ways to prevent and treat HIV-induced disorders The Center for Integrative and Translational Neuroscience at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the now chronic nature of HIV infection and its interaction with aging. Howard Fox, […]
Mar 24, 2011
March 25 lecture to focus on link between gum disease and diabetes
Diabetes has long been a risk factor for periodontal disease but new research suggests that poor oral health increases the risk for the development of diabetes. A leading expert on the link between periodontitis and diabetes is the keynote speaker at the annual Professionals’ Day event, Friday, March 25 at the University of Nebraska Medical […]
Mar 23, 2011