Press Release
UNMC College of Dentistry gives children healthy smiles
It is estimated that every year 51 million school hours are lost because of dental problems. The majority source of those problems is cavities, which are the single most common chronic disease of childhood, occurring five to eight times as frequently as asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Feb. […]
Feb 1, 2010
Nebraska to hold first LYMPHOMAthon for research, education
The Lymphoma Research Foundation will host the first Nebraska LYMPHOMAthon 5K walk on Saturday, April 24, at Mahoney State Park, located just off of I-80 at exit 426, between Omaha and Lincoln. Registration and check-in begin at 9 a.m. at the park pavilion. The walk will start at 10 a.m. This year, the foundation […]
Feb 1, 2010
135 new UNMC nursing students participate in white coat ceremonies
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing held Nightingale White Coat Ceremonies at its locations in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, to recognize new students in nursing. During the ceremony, 135 nursing students recited an oath of professionalism, signed a pledge and donned white coats they will wear until graduation. Donations from UNMC […]
Jan 28, 2010
UNMC research expert tabbed for national post
Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been elected president of the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) Board of Trustees. Dr. Prentice, who served one other term as SCAW president in 1994-1995, began his current term on Jan. 1. SCAW is composed of […]
Jan 27, 2010
UNMC, metro school districts form health care career alliance
A future shortage of health care providers across Nebraska is prompting a community effort to prepare current high school students for health care careers. An alliance between the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Omaha area school districts will give high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to take college-level courses in preparation for […]
Jan 26, 2010
UNMC seeks to raise $100,000 for Haiti outreach fund
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has set a goal to raise $100,000 for the UNMC Haitian Relief and Outreach Fund through the University of Nebraska Foundation. The fund — which to this point has raised about $10,000 — supports relief missions such as the one undertaken by 13 medical center volunteers who arrived in […]
Jan 26, 2010
UNMC, Nebraska Medical Center volunteers head to Haiti this weekend
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will send a group of 13 health professionals to Haiti this weekend to help treat victims of the massive earthquake on Jan. 12. The group includes seven physicians and six nurses. They represent UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center. One of the physicians is from Children’s […]
Jan 22, 2010
Sex, Sexuality, Sexual Health to be topic of Feb. 9 Omaha Science Café
Everywhere we look, there is talk about sex and how it impacts our lives. Hear and engage in a candid conversation titled, “Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Health,” with a researcher and scholar in the field. Christopher Fisher, Ph.D., will be the featured speaker on Tuesday, Feb. 9, during the Omaha Science Café, from 7 to […]
Jan 21, 2010
UNMC medical students to offer information, resources for mental illness
Medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center received a $4,000 Helping Hand Grant from the American Psychiatric Foundation to increase awareness about mental illnesses. The students will hold 10 to 15 community education sessions to share information with underserved Omahans on how to recognize mental illness and where to get help. The Helping […]
Jan 20, 2010
UNMC partners with UNK in effort to educate more rural physicians
In a proactive move to try to meet the demand for family physicians in rural Nebraska, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Kearney have established the Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP). “With 32 percent of rural physicians over the age of 55, workforce projections indicate a critical shortage of […]
Jan 19, 2010