Press Release
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
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