Press Release
UNMC College of Dentistry celebrates new endowed faculty fellowships
Demand for quality dental faculty remains high across the United States, and John Reinhardt, D.D.S., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Dentistry, estimates there are 400 full-time faculty positions currently available. Reinhardt told a group of college supporters on Oct. 2 that recruiting and retaining top dental faculty at UNMC’s […]
Oct 13, 2008
Omaha to join other U.S. cities, Mexico to co-sponsor Bi-National Health Week Oct. 13-18
Because millions of Mexican immigrants rely on the American health system for their daily needs, a group of Omaha health providers and social service agencies are sponsoring an annual Bi-National Health Week, Oct. 13-18. Various issues are highlighted through a week of education, screenings and fun for the entire family. (See detailed list below). […]
Oct 10, 2008
Dr. Wadman to lead UNMC emergency medicine education efforts
Michael Wadman, M.D., has been named vice chairman of education in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine. The appointment was announced today by the department’s chairman Robert Muelleman, M.D. Dr. Wadman, an associate professor of emergency medicine, assumed his new role earlier this summer and now oversees educational activities for students […]
Oct 10, 2008
UNMC researchers enjoy record quarter in research funding
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers have netted $32.2 million in research funding for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008-2009, by the far the highest total ever obtained by medical center researchers during a single quarter. The previous highest total for a quarter was $26.4 million set in 2004. In the first quarter of […]
Oct 9, 2008
News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation has awarded a $50,000 AAP Teaching Fellowship to Matthew Byarlay, D.D.S., assistant professor in the Department of Surgical Specialties at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Dentistry. “I am very pleased that Dr. […]
Oct 9, 2008
Four receive awards at UNMC Alumni Reunion
Four distinguished alumni were honored at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Alumni Reunion Weekend on Sept. 19-20 in Omaha. The honorees and their awards included: UNMC College of Medicine Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award – Paul Young, M.D., Lexington, Ky., Class of 1958; UNMC College of Nursing Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award – […]
Oct 9, 2008
UNMC psychiatrist: Amid financial crisis, remember the basics
In what has become a regular headline in recent weeks, the stock market plunged again on Monday and Tuesday, sending yet another wave of fear through the collective hearts of Americans who are worried about their financial futures. The recent news from the financial world has dredged up fear across the globe and fiscal worries […]
Oct 8, 2008
The research group led by the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., is known to tackle complex scientific problems. Their latest discovery sheds light on how tumor cells interact and survive during the process of metastasis, when they end up in unusual environments (such as when a cell from the pancreas colonizes the […]
Oct 7, 2008
UNMC dean to visit greater Neb. towns Oct. 13-16
Kyle Meyer, M.D., Ph.D., associate dean for the School of Allied Health Professions, along with members of his leadership team, will visit six central and northeastern Nebraska communities Oct. 13-16 to raise awareness about allied health professions and discuss ways to alleviate workforce shortages of allied health professionals in greater Nebraska. Stops along the way […]
Oct 6, 2008
UNMC College of Nursing dean to visit Nebraska City Oct. 8 to speak at Rotary meeting
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Dean Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., will visit Nebraska City on Wednesday, Oct. 8, to speak at a Rotary luncheon at the Avenue Grill on Main St. The title of her talk is “Who Will Care for You and Yours?” She will address the current and projected nursing shortage, […]
Oct 3, 2008