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UNMC Orthopaedic Surgery Department implements program to reduce fractures
First in Nebraska to launch Own the Bone program related to osteoporosis The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is the first in Nebraska to launch the American Orthopaedic Association’s Own The Bone™ Program. The program is aimed to better identify, evaluate and treat patients that suffer […]
Oct 8, 2010
UNMC chancellor selected for National Health Care Workforce Commission
Will be able to play key role in addressing workforce shortages seen in health care reform era Harold M. Maurer, M.D., chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been selected to serve on the newly created National Health Care Workforce Commission, a landmark group that is charged with finding answers to the […]
Oct 1, 2010
Science on Tap event to focus on medical humanities Oct. 4 at KANEKO
The topic of the second annual Science on Tap event at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 4, will be medical humanities. The event, which will be held at KANEKO, 1111 Jones St., is sponsored by UNeMed, the technology transfer office for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Scottish artist Mark Gilbert, UNMC faculty members Virginia […]
Sep 30, 2010
Career Day Gives Rural High School Students Information about Health Professions
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Student Association for Rural Health, made up of students from rural areas studying at UNMC, held its 14th Annual Career Day on Sept. 21. The event is designed to introduce students with an interest in health careers to the multitude of professions available in the health sciences. Three […]
Sep 29, 2010
Mike and Lin Simmonds to receive Spirit of Nebraska Award
Their Help Beat Cancer for Kids program has raised more than $1 million for cancer research Two longtime supporters of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center – Mike and Lin Simmonds – have been selected to receive the Margre and Chuck Durham Spirit of Nebraska Award. The Simmonds will be recognized […]
Sep 24, 2010
UNMC animal model could provide more answers about leukemia
Could have applications to other forms of cancer University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers have engineered a mouse model that will allow scientists to better study the origin and regulation of cancer stem cells in leukemia. The research was reported in the Aug. 30 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, […]
Sep 23, 2010
UNMC launches new clinical training model for nursing students with $833,000 grant
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has launched an innovative model that will better prepare students once they graduate, help reduce the nursing shortage, and benefit hospital staff nurses and nurse faculty. The dedicated education unit, which is the first of its kind in Nebraska, is used in some areas […]
Sep 22, 2010
Omaha Science Café Oct. 5 to look at psychological differences between liberals, conservatives
The Omaha Science Café on Oct. 5 will look at the psychological differences between liberals and conservatives. John Hibbing, Ph.D., a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Foundation Regents University Professor of political science, will speak from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Slowdown located at 729 N. 14th St. Last year Dr. Hibbing was featured on […]
Sep 21, 2010
College of Nursing faculty member, student to receive national recognition
A University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing faculty member and a graduate student will receive national recognition during the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) 24th Annual Conference October 13-16 in Louisville, Ky. Michael Rice, Ph.D.,professor in the Community- based Health Department of the College of Nursing and a psychiatric nurse practitioner, will […]
Sep 21, 2010
UNMC research shows folic acid can reduce congenital heart defects
Reinforces importance of supplemental vitamin use during pregnancy It has long been known that taking folic acid during pregnancy can reduce neural tube defects in newborns. More recently, evidence has accumulated that folic acid also may reduce congenital heart defects. However, research progress has been limited, because there were few clues about the molecular […]
Sep 20, 2010