Press Release
Registration for Midwestern Regional Global Health conference still open
The Midwestern Regional Global Health conference will be Sept. 11-13 at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Omaha. The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s International Studies and Programs and Student Alliance for Global Health are sponsoring the conference. “While our target audience is Midwestern medical/health students, we know that what we are offering […]
Sep 4, 2009
UNMC appoints Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., director of Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., has accepted the position of director of UNMC’s Center for Reducing Health Disparities in the College of Public Health. Dr. Rajaram, who has served as interim director of the center since January, started her new role in August. Dr. Rajaram previously served as professor and chairwoman of the department of sociology/anthropology at […]
Sep 3, 2009
UNMC announces new scholarship for northeast Nebraska nursing students
A new scholarship — providing tuition, fees and a living stipend — is available for students in northeast Nebraska who are interested in a nursing career. The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Excellence Scholarship is designed to develop nurses who want to teach nursing. “There are not enough nurse educators to teach […]
Sep 3, 2009
Cattlemen’s Ball raises nearly $500,000
DONIPHAN, Neb. — In spite of one of the worst recessions in history and a torrential rainstorm in the early morning hours prior to the event, the 2009 Cattlemen’s Ball raised nearly a half million dollars for cancer research as well as health care and wellness activities in area communities. On Tuesday night, officials of […]
Sep 1, 2009
UNMC cardiologist is first to use new device in Nebraska
A University of Nebraska Medical Center physician has performed the first implant in Nebraska of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) using a new connector system that minimizes the number of connections between cardiac leads and the ICD. The procedure was performed July 30 at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System’s Omaha Medical Center by […]
Aug 28, 2009
Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference to focus on aging
The public is invited to attend the 12th annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference, titled, “Aging Successfully While Caring for Others,” on Friday, Oct. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Mid-America Center, One Arena Way in Council Bluffs. The cost of the conference is $49, which includes breakfast, lunch, […]
Aug 27, 2009
Marijuana, addiction topic of Sept. 1 Omaha Science Cafe
Marijuana and addiction are the topics of the next Science Café on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Jim Sorrell, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will present a talk titled, “Why the human brain is primed for addiction,” which focuses on the effects of marijuana and why it has both the […]
Aug 26, 2009
382 new UNMC students participate in White Coat ceremonies
The University of Nebraska Medical Center held White Coat ceremonies in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff this month to recognize new students in pharmacy, nursing, medicine, and dentistry. In a symbolic ceremony, students donned white coats signifying the beginning of their health career and took an oath of professionalism. The UNMC College of […]
Aug 24, 2009
UNMC researcher receives $300,000 grant to study deadly form of lymphoma
New ways to attack an aggressive and incurable type of lymphoma will be studied at the University of Nebraska Medical Center with the help of a $300,000 grant from the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF). Kai Fu, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and microbiology at UNMC, has received the grant — called the 2009 Millennium […]
Aug 24, 2009
$500,000 grant to reduce nursing turnover, improve health care quality in long-term care facilities
An increasing awareness of the challenges facing the Midwest’s geriatric nursing workforce is the driving force behind a new partnership among several state and local foundations and organizations. Aging baby boomers will create a burgeoning demand for quality long-term care facilities in the years ahead. But inadequate educational preparation in geriatric nursing care and nursing […]
Aug 19, 2009