Press Release
LEAD fellows visit UNMC
Fellows from the Nebraska LEAD (Leadership Education/Action Development) program came to the University of Nebraska Medical Center Feb. 19 and 20 to learn more about UNMC’s programs, outreach and educational efforts. The Nebraska LEAD Program is a statewide agricultural leadership development program designed to increase knowledge and understanding of economics and social changes affecting […]
Feb 23, 2010
‘The Science of Beer’ to be topic of March 2 Omaha Science Café
The next Omaha Science Café will focus on the science behind brewing and distilling. Zac Triemert will be the featured speaker on Tuesday, March 2, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. His talk will focus on the science of brewing and distilling. Triemert is co-president of Lucky […]
Feb 22, 2010
UNMC College of Medicine dean to step down
John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine for nearly seven years, will step down as dean effective June 30 and return to a faculty post in the department of internal medicine as Stokes-Shackleford Professor. The announcement was made this week by UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., […]
Feb 19, 2010
UNMC College of Dentistry professor explores dental management of sleep disorders
During the past several years there has been an increasing involvement of dentistry as part of the management team approach to sleep disorders, particularly sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD). Ronald Attanasio, D.D.S., a professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry’s Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry and director of the Temporomandibular Disorder […]
Feb 19, 2010
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