Press Release
Washington, DC physician named dean of UNMC College of Public Health
A public health academic leader with expertise in maternal-neonatal health and the elimination of health disparities, Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., has been selected as the new dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health. The appointment, which is effective Sept.1 pending approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, […]
Apr 15, 2009
National STD expert to visit UNMC on April 22
The statistics in Douglas County are hard to ignore. The chlamydia rate is nearly 70 percent higher than the United States average and the gonorrhea rate is nearly 50 percent higher. Clearly, there is a communitywide epidemic among teens and young adults. The hardest hit populations are poor, underserved, racial/ethnic minorities and urban residents. That […]
Apr 15, 2009
UNMC nursing dean, 3 faculty receives awards from Midwest Nursing Research Society
Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, was honored recently when she received the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Midwest Nursing Research Society. She and three faculty members and a student from the college received awards during the Society’s 33rd annual conference in Minneapolis. […]
Apr 13, 2009
First female Navajo surgeon to speak at UNMC on April 13
Renowned Native American doctor, Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D., will present “The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: Combining Western Medicine and Traditional Navajo Ceremonies to Create Healing Environments” on Monday, April 13 at 7 p.m. at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will take place […]
Apr 10, 2009
Medical center to host internationally recognized nurse scientist
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center, the UNMC College of Nursing, and The Nebraska Medical Center next week will host Carol Estwing Ferrans, Ph.D. She is associate dean for research and professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing. Dr. Ferrans, the college’s Twentieth Visiting Nurse Scholar, […]
Apr 9, 2009
UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute offers social skills therapy to children and teens with autism
Gathering around the table for game night with friends can be enjoyable entertainment. But for children and teens with autism, playing Apples to Apples can be a dreaded social activity. “Children and teens with autism often have difficulty with peer-to-peer interactions,” said Terri Mathews, Ph.D., a psychologist and assistant professor with the Munroe-Meyer Institute at […]
Apr 9, 2009
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites cancer patients, family members, nurses, social workers and other health professionals to a free presentation Tuesday, April 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (CDT). The presentation will be broadcast live from the Sorrell Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha via teleconference to Columbus, Grand Island, Lincoln, […]
Apr 7, 2009
Dr. Leibowitz named director of UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute
Well-known locally and nationally for his advocacy for children with disabilities, J. Michael Leibowitz, Ph.D., will officially become the director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) on May 1, pending approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on April 24. An associate professor of pediatrics and section head in pediatrics for the rehabilitation medicine section, […]
Apr 6, 2009
UNMC’s Dr. Kendra Schmid featured on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” – April 3
While working on grant proposals, North Platte native Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., assistant professor of biostatistics in UNMC’s College of Public Health, got an unexpected call … from a producer at "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The producer wanted her to be interviewed on an upcoming show about women, desire and attractiveness. Just days after that phone […]
Apr 2, 2009
16 UNMC physicians named among America’s Top Doctors
Consumers searching for a quality physician in the eighth edition of Castle Connolly’s "America’s Top Doctors" book will find the names of 16 University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members. Several of those awarded the high honor have been chosen "top doctors" in the past. Most of the UNMC physicians see patients at UNMC’s hospital […]
Apr 1, 2009