Press Release
Koefoot recipient reflects on life as a preceptor
Gary Conell, M.D., a family practice physician at Midlands Family Medicine in North Platte and a rural residency director for UNMC, recently received the 2010 Marion D. and Theodore H. Koefoot, Jr. M.D., Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award. The Koefoot award — named for Theodore H. Koefoot Jr., M.D., a family practice […]
May 11, 2010
Largest class of NU scholarship students graduate from UNMC
They may have come to the University of Nebraska Medical Center from different University of Nebraska campuses but all of the graduates have something in common: each has a passion for caring for medically underserved communities. That bond, along with their academic talent, contributed to their selection as recipients of the Nebraska University Pre-Admission to […]
May 10, 2010
Eight UNMC faculty receive awards
Eight University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members have received awards for their excellent work. Outstanding teaching awards were given to Dennis McNeilly, Psy.D., Parmender Mehta, Ph.D., Michael Rice, Ph.D., and Edward (Ted) Roche, Ph.D. Surender Batra, Ph.D., was recognized for his mentoring, while Keith Mueller, Ph.D., was honored for his community service. Two faculty […]
May 7, 2010
Central Nebraska car dealers team up for truck raffle for Cattlemen’s Ball
KEARNEY, NE – In the spirit of helping the 2010 Cattlemen’s Ball reach its goal of raising $1 million to Give Cancer the Boot, five competitive area car dealerships have joined to give away a pickup as part of a $100-per-ticket raffle drawing to benefit the Cattlemen’s Ball, which will be held in Kearney June […]
May 6, 2010
UNMC students train in communities across Nebraska
From May through August, University of Nebraska Medical Center students are participating in student rotations with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education. The rotations are part of the UNMC Rural Health Education Network (RHEN), an innovative program developed to help address the shortage of health professionals in rural Nebraska. The […]
May 6, 2010
UNMC College of Dentistry offers free seminar to dentists and dental hygienists
Third world dental mission trips, oral surgery and anesthesia techniques top the list of topics being presented during this year’s dental education caravan. Dentists from the UNMC College of Dentistry will provide updates in dentistry to dental professionals in four Nebraska communities May 10-13 during the 22nd Annual Continuing Education Caravan. Those who attend will […]
May 4, 2010
Study links Parkinson’s disease with melanoma
A recent study published in the Archives of Neurology journal has revealed a link between Parkinson’s disease and melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. The 31-center study, which involved more than 2,100 patients in the United States and Canada, showed that people who have Parkinson’s disease were 2 to 7 times more likely […]
May 3, 2010
724 UNMC students to receive diplomas during commencement ceremonies
Diplomas will be conferred on 724 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during ceremonies next week in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. On May 6 at 7 p.m., a ceremony will be held for UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Health & Sports Center. On May […]
May 3, 2010
3 community leaders to be honored during UNMC commencement
The founder of one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, the vice mayor of Shanghai and a community college president who helped bring nursing education to Northeast Nebraska will be honored during UNMC’s commencement ceremony May 8 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. UNMC will hold commencement ceremonies May 6-8 in Kearney, Lincoln, Scottsbluff and Omaha. […]
May 3, 2010
UNMC researcher begins work on new embryonic stem cell line
A University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher, Angie Rizzino, Ph.D., has obtained one of the first new human embryonic stem cell lines approved for use by the National Institutes of Health since President Obama ordered an update of the federal stem cell research guidelines in March 2009. The cell line, which was developed from embryos […]
Apr 30, 2010