Press Release
UNMC nursing professor named to Florence Niedfelt Professorship
Sarah Thompson, Ph.D, associate dean for academic programs for the UNMC College of Nursing, has been named to the Florence Niedfelt Professorship, an endowed, three-year appointment. The professorship honors and rewards outstanding faculty members for excellence in research, teaching, leadership, mentoring, and involvement in organizations. “Sarah is ideally suited for this professorship because of her […]
Nov 20, 2008
UNMC announces officers for Student Association for Rural Health
For more information, contact: Ann Kraft, UNMC Rural Health Education Network Phone: (402) 559-3398; E-mail: akraft@unmc.edu News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm New officers have been elected for 2008-09 by the Student Association for Rural Health (SARH) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. SARH promotes interest in […]
Nov 20, 2008
Unique campaign raises awareness for pancreatic cancer research
A unique campaign to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer and the research going on at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was launched today. The campaign is the idea of Ken Tolton of Atlantic, Iowa, co-owner of Duke Aerial, Inc., a construction equipment rental business. Tolton’s wife, Linda, was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer […]
Nov 19, 2008
UNMC physician receives prestigious national award
Rowen Zetterman, M.D., professor of internal medicine and the associate dean for veterans affairs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has received the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) highest award. Dr. Zetterman received the 2008 Berk/Fise Clinical Achievement Award, formerly the ACG Clinical Achievement Award, during last month’s 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando, […]
Nov 14, 2008
UNMC students to hold free health fair Nov. 16
News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center will hold a community health fair on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Campfire USA headquarters, 2566 St. Mary’s Ave. The health fair will focus on nutrition and fitness, with […]
Nov 7, 2008
Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute welcomes 20 new scholars, graduates 17
The Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute welcomed its fourth class of scholars recently – a class of 13 Nebraskans and seven Iowans. It also graduated 17 from the class of 2007-08. The Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute is one of 14 institutes funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The […]
Nov 6, 2008
UNMC affiliation agreement with western Nebraska hospitals expands cancer clinical trials
News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm A formal affiliation agreement with hospitals in Grand Island, North Platte and Scottsbluff will expand all cancer clinical trials at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center to people in those communities. St. Francis Medical Center in Grand […]
Nov 6, 2008
UNMC remembers Dr. Miles Skultety
F. Miles Skultety, M.D., Ph.D., one of the key physicians who helped begin the transformation of the University of Nebraska Medical Center from a hospital primarily providing indigent care into a major academic health science center during the 1970s and 1980s, died Monday at his home in Omaha after a battle with prostate cancer. Funeral […]
Nov 6, 2008
A message from UNMC’s Chancellor regarding Initiative 424
I’m deeply disappointed by the passage of Initiative 424. While the University of Nebraska Medical Center will continue to comply with all federal and state requirements, our campus remains strongly committed to diversity within the law. Having a diverse health care workforce is essential to solving our nation’s health care crisis. When we have faculty, […]
Nov 5, 2008
Pulmonary hypertension event set for Nov. 1
Nebraska’s First Lady, Sally Ganem, will serve as honorary chairperson at the third annual “Phenomenal Hope for a Cure” fund-raising event on Nov. 1 at the DC Centre, 11830 Stonegate Drive in Omaha. The event is held to raise awareness of and funds for helping to find a cure for the rare and sometimes fatal […]
Oct 28, 2008