Press Release
UNMC to honor Condoleezza Rice with Ambassador of Hope Award on Oct. 26
Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State (2005-2009), will be honored at the Ambassador of Hope Gala on Oct. 26 at Qwest Center Omaha. Hosted by the Friends of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, the gala is held every two years and is one of the top fundraising events in the city. In 2008, the event […]
Apr 15, 2010
U.S. News & World Report ranks seven UNMC programs among nation’s best
U.S. News & World Report recognized seven University of Nebraska Medical Center programs in its annual rankings of the nation’s top graduate schools. UNMC continued its solid standing in areas such as primary care and rural health. The medical center’s climb in extramural research funding – which topped $100 million in extramural research funding last […]
Apr 15, 2010
UNMC official plays key role in organizing national meeting to assist Haiti
A special meeting in Washington, D.C. – organized in large part by a key University of Nebraska Medical Center official – has resulted in initial plans to help rebuild the medical education system in Haiti. The meeting, held March 15, brought together more than 60 people representing nearly 50 different organizations. It was spearheaded […]
Apr 5, 2010
Cattlemen’s Ball surpasses 1,100 mark in ticket sales
KEARNEY, NE—Ticket sales are dramatically picking up pace as the 2010 Cattlemen’s Ball is just about 60 days away. This year’s event will be held June 4-5 in Kearney, hosted by Norris and Lori Marshall at their acreage four miles southwest of Kearney. Robin and Eugene Marshall are honorary hosts. “Our goal this year is to raise […]
Apr 2, 2010
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