Press Release
Reservations can still be made for UNMC Alumni Reunion
Reservations can still be made for the University of Nebraska Medical Center Alumni Reunion on Oct. 2-3. Like last year, many of the activities at this year’s alumni weekend will take place at the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education. One major change for this year will be a new site for […]
Sep 17, 2009
Report: Nebraska faces future shortage of nurses, doctors and dentists
A two-year examination of Nebraska’s health care workforce shows a critical need for expanded efforts to remedy a shortage of health care professionals. The report analyzed the current workforce – physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, primary care providers, allied health, public health and mental health professionals. It projected future needs and determined shortages in various […]
Sep 15, 2009
Former North Platte student to undertake surgical rotation in India
This has been a memorable year for Paul Kolkman, M.D., and it promises to become even more memorable. Last month, he married Marcy Deaver, a nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit at The Nebraska Medical Center. This month, the Kolkmans will head to India to spend up to six months in a country […]
Sep 14, 2009
UNMC workshop to feature off-campus safety and home buying tips
UNMC Real Estate With Honors, the official off-campus housing listing service of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is hosting a free “Off Campus Safety and First Time Home Buyers Workshop” on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held in the west atrium of the Durham Outpatient Center. […]
Sep 14, 2009
UNMC alum, Patrik Johansson, M.D., appointed director of Rural Health Education Network
Coming back to Omaha to become director of the Rural Health Education Network (RHEN) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was a perfect opportunity for Patrik Johansson, M.D., M.P.H. As a medical student on rotation in western Nebraska, Dr. Johansson witnessed first-hand the unique challenges of providing health care in rural areas, an […]
Sep 11, 2009
UNMC forms partnership with one of premier medical schools in India
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has formed an educational partnership with one of the leading medical schools in India. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between UNMC and the Directorate of Medical Education in Andhra Pradesh, India. The MOU will allow UNMC to partner with Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India, which is […]
Sep 11, 2009
Public invited to Sept. 10 Lincoln Science Cafe ‘CSI: the Fact Behind the Fiction’
The public is invited to attend "CSI: the Fact Behind the Fiction," in Lincoln on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Red 9, located at 9th & M Streets. Mellissa Helligso, a forensic DNA analyst will present the talk as part of Lincoln’s Science Café series. Helligso, who works for […]
Sep 8, 2009
New stimulus research funds push UNMC total to more than $5 million
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has received nine additional grants, totaling more than $2 million from the National Institutes of Health as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $2 million funding for biomedical research will provide funding for up to 15 jobs within the recovery time frame that […]
Sep 8, 2009
UNMC enrollment reaches all-time high of 3,237 students
For the fifth straight year, student enrollment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center reached an all-time high with 3,237 students enrolled for the 2009-10 school year — an increase of 1.3 percent over last year’s previous record total of 3,194. Increases occurred in all three levels of study. Undergraduate enrollment went from 806 to […]
Sep 8, 2009
UNMC leaders provide H1N1 readiness update to Board of Regents
University of Nebraska Medical Center leaders provided an update about H1N1 preparedness and planning on the four University of Nebraska campuses, at today’s University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting. Steven Hinrichs, M.D., and Deb Thomas, talked about the current and potential impact of H1N1 in Nebraska. The also discussed the new attendance […]
Sep 4, 2009