Press Release
UNMC opens events center for public rental
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will open its Events Center for public rental starting March 1. The space is available during evenings on weekdays, and during the day and evening on weekends. The Dr. Stanley M. and Dorothy Truhlsen Campus Events Center is housed on the first floor of the Michael F. Sorrell […]
Feb 18, 2010
Dr. Kabanov named 2009 Scientist Laureate
Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D., Parke-Davis Chair in Pharmaceutics and director of the Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, has been named the fourth Scientist Laureate for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The award is the highest honor UNMC bestows on researchers. Dr. Kabanov, who is on the faculty of the UNMC College of […]
Feb 16, 2010
UNMC collecting old eye glasses for Haiti
Some adults and children in Haiti are going without eye glasses. If you have prescription eye glasses you aren’t using, you can donate them. The University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences’ optical center is collecting old prescription eye glasses. If you would like to donate your glasses: · […]
Feb 16, 2010
UNMC to kick off outreach program in southeast Nebraska
A new outreach program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, called “UNMC Simply Science,” will kick off Feb. 24-25 in three southeastern Nebraska cities – Nebraska City, Beatrice and Crete. The program is intended to strengthen UNMC’s commitment to communities across the state by sharing the latest in health care information. “An essential […]
Feb 16, 2010
UNMC College of Nursing changes to put more, better educated nurses into practice faster
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing will introduce major changes in admissions, curriculum and facilities this fall in an effort to reduce Nebraska’s nursing shortage. The changes will boost enrollment, accelerate programs, increase the number of nurses graduating each year and better prepare students for an increasingly complex nursing environment. Virginia […]
Feb 15, 2010
UNMC students train in communities across Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center students are working with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education requirements. 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 students represent the College […]
Feb 11, 2010
Local students make UNMC College of Nursing dean’s list
Students enrolled in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing program were named to the dean’s list following the 2009 fall semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and have a grade point average of 3.75 or above. The following is […]
Feb 10, 2010
UNMC set to deploy second wave of volunteers to Haiti
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is preparing 12 more health care specialists to participate in its second deployment to Haiti. The volunteers – eight nurses, two physicians, one pharmacist and one physician assistant – are expected to arrive in Haiti on Thursday on board University of Miami/MediShare Haiti flights. “We have had tremendous response […]
Feb 9, 2010
UNMC announces new officers for Student Association for Rural Health
The newly elected officers for the Student Association for Rural Health (SARH) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have been announced. The officers are made up of medical, pharmacy, physical therapy and physician assistant students who are interested in learning more about rural health issues and promoting rural practice to others. They attend […]
Feb 8, 2010
Cancer researcher at UNMC College of Dentistry searches for ways to make chemotherapy more effective
Greg Oakley, Ph.D., a cancer researcher at the UNMC College of Dentistry recently received a four-year $720,000 grant from the American Cancer Society. The focus of his research, DNA damage and how cells repair themselves is one way Dr. Oakley hopes to find ways to make chemotherapy more effective. He is looking at the process […]
Feb 8, 2010