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UNMC receives $1.5 million grant to study nervous system’s role in heart failure
Imagine feeling tired and short of breath much of the time. You can’t enjoy simple things like shopping or going for a walk. Impaired thinking, memory loss and swelling in the body also make it difficult to enjoy life. In the United States, 5.7 million people in the United States experience some or […]
Sep 15, 2010
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions group to tour western Nebraska
A 10-year-old boy is brought to the nearest critical access hospital with a broken arm. He’s met in the emergency room by a physician assistant. Over the next few hours he’s seen by an x-ray technologist, has blood drawn, which is analyzed by a medical technologist and weeks later his doctor sends him to a […]
Sep 15, 2010
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing recently was awarded a three-year, $812,000 grant to create a new master’s degree specialty in executive nurse leadership. The goal of the program is to expand the number of registered nurses with advanced preparation in administration and leadership. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department […]
Sep 14, 2010
Cattlemen’s Ball tops $1 million
Kearney event surpasses previous record by more than $205,000 KEARNEY, NE — It’s official. The 2010 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Ball in Kearney has raised more money than ever before — ending up over the $1 million mark for the first time in its history. Event officials announced today that, after all expenses for the 2010 Cattlemen’s […]
Sep 14, 2010
Hypertension is topic of Sept. 21 Science Café in Scottsbluff
Hypertension – or high blood pressure as it is more commonly known – is the topic of a Science Café being presented Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Steel Grill, 2800 N. 10th St., in Scottsbluff, Neb. Darwin Brown, an assistant professor in physician assistant education in the School of Allied Health Professions at […]
Sep 13, 2010
Research discovery shows promise as novel approach for restoring lost vision
Macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa being targeted A research study at the University of Nebraska Medical Center shows promise that adult stem cells within the retina can be chemically induced to regenerate photoreceptors and restore vision in people suffering from conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The research, which […]
Sep 13, 2010
UNMC College of Dentistry celebrates much needed renovations
Patients and students who come to the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will encounter a modernized, aesthetically pleasing, comfortable environment thanks to $8.9 million in renovations. The face-lift brings a breath of fresh air – literally, with the new ventilation system – to the 43-year-old building that sits on UNL’s east campus […]
Sep 10, 2010
UNMC welcomes new students in research training programs
Seventeen doctoral students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center recently took part in a three-day orientation to help students select their area of interest for Ph.D. research. The students are participating in three different programs — the 2010-2011 Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP), the M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program and the UNMC/China Joint M.D./Ph.D. program. […]
Sep 8, 2010
UNMC to offer health screenings at Husker Harvest Days Sept. 14-16
Health care professionals from the University of Nebraska Medical Center will provide free lung disease screenings at Husker Harvest Days, Sept. 14-16 in Grand Island. For the first time at Husker Harvest Days, UNMC health professionals will provide free screenings for a hereditary cause of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), called alpha 1 […]
Sep 8, 2010
Public invited to open house Sept. 19 at new McIntosh College of Nursing in Norfolk
The public is invited to tour the J. Paul and Eleanor McIntosh College of Nursing on the campus of Northeast Community College in Norfolk on Sunday, Sept. 19, from 3-5 p.m. The McIntosh College of Nursing houses the new UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division, which will offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree nursing programs, […]
Sep 3, 2010