Press Release
Coagulation and its effects on medicine the focus of April 6 Davis Lecture
During the 2010 Richard B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D. History of Medicine Lecture on April 6, William Nichols, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic will discuss how significant discoveries in blood coagulation led to new directions in medical treatment. Dr. Nichols, an associate professor of laboratory medicine and associate professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic College […]
Mar 30, 2010
UNMC nursing professor to be inducted as fellow in the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Susan M. Beidler, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has been selected to be inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners June 23 during the academy’s 25th national conference in Phoenix. The program was established in 2000 to recognize nurse practitioner leaders who […]
Mar 30, 2010
Public invited to hear noted antioxidant researcher, Balz Frei, Ph.D., April 9
Balz Frei, Ph.D., will be the guest speaker Friday, April 9, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s 2010 Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology. Dr. Frei is director and Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. The lecture, sponsored by the UNMC Department of […]
Mar 30, 2010
UNMC medical students inducted into national honor medical society
The following University of Nebraska Medical Center students have been chosen for induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha national honor medical society by the Nebraska chapter. Grand Island – Alex Lesiak, Joseph Jay Vavricek Holdrege – Mark Murdoch Smith Lincoln – Steven Gogela, Kendra Lesiak, Kristin McGregor, Sara Brostrom West, Gina Leigh Morgan Weir […]
Mar 29, 2010
UNMC among top 40 best workplaces for postdoctoral researchers
Postdoctoral fellows love the University of Nebraska Medical Center so much that they ranked it in the top 40 "Best Places to Work for Postdocs" in the United States. The Scientist magazine, which published rankings in the March issue for United States and international institutions, surveyed “postdocs” around the world. “This affirms […]
Mar 26, 2010
UNMC College of Nursing receives $1 million grant to attack heart disease in Nebraska
The National Institute of Nursing Research has awarded the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing a five-year, $1 million grant to create and fund a Healthy Heart Center. The center expands research at the college through five pilot studies focused on promoting health in Nebraskans living in rural areas with, or at risk, […]
Mar 24, 2010
Dr. Jennifer Larsen to lead UNMC’s clinical research enterprise
To help bolster its clinical research enterprise, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has appointed Jennifer Larsen, M.D., as associate vice chancellor for clinical research. The appointment, which is effective July 1, was announced today by UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. “We’ve wanted to strengthen our clinical research for some time and are […]
Mar 23, 2010
UNMC researchers find infrared thermal detection systems useful for patient screening
Angela Hewlett, M.D., and her colleagues at the University of Nebraska Medical Center found an Infrared Thermal Detection System (ITDS) to be a fast and effective fever screening tool in clinical settings during the H1N1 influenza pandemic. It detected fever of more than 100 degrees in patients through split-second, non-contact skin temperature measurements. Fever […]
Mar 22, 2010
Services Tuesday for UNMC radiologist, Dr. Jud Gurney
Funeral services for Jud Gurney, M.D., longtime professor of radiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 1920 N. 102nd St. Dr. Gurney, 55, died Thursday at The Nebraska Medical Center after a battle with stomach cancer. Dr. Gurney, who […]
Mar 19, 2010
UNMC program to increase numbers of psychiatric nurse practitioners in Nebraska
Like most rural areas, the Nebraska panhandle is no exception when it comes to needing more behavioral health professionals. Currently there are two psychiatrists and two psychiatric nurse practitioners serving the area. Nancy Meier is hoping to change that. There are only 148 psychiatrists and 46 psychiatric nurse practitioners in Nebraska. Out of that, […]
Mar 19, 2010