Press Release
UNMC professor named to prestigious national board
Sam Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., the Havlik-Wall Professor of Oncology in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pathology and Microbiology, has been named to the National Institute of Environmental Health Services (NIEHS) Board of Scientific Counselors. The NIEHS, which is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to improve health care […]
Jun 18, 2008
UNMC College of Nursing conducting research study to find symptom relief for perimenopausal women
It’s as if you wake up one morning and discover gremlins have taken over your body. Your hormones are in a state of flux (think exaggerated premenstrual syndrome symptoms); hot flashes, insomnia, fatigue and irritability become the norm. That’s what it’s like to have perimenopause. “If a woman is uncomfortable in her own body, she […]
Jun 17, 2008
Lotus leaf inspires UNMC researcher’s novel orthopaedic implant surface
When a drop of water hits a lotus leaf, the water becomes a self-cleaning mechanism as it rolls off the surface and washes away dirt and dust. Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center mimicked properties of the lotus leaf and created a novel nanostructure coating that will maximize the lifetime of orthopaedic […]
Jun 17, 2008
Founder of UNMC solid organ transplant program to take on new assignment
Bud Shaw, M.D., the founder of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s world-renowned solid organ transplant program, will step down as chairman of the department of surgery at the end of June. Dr. Shaw, who has served as surgery chairman since 1997, will move on to become medical director of the Advanced Computer Applications Project […]
Jun 16, 2008
High school honor students discover careers in the health sciences
Katie Fagot, student at the Eustis-Farnam High School, she wasn’t sure what career in health care she was interested in. But after a week at UNMC, she is closer to deciding. “I’ve learned some things here and don’t think it would be so intimidating. It’s helping me decide. I’m leaning towards pharmacy. We got a […]
Jun 16, 2008
“Rite Care” clinics at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute help children communicate
Three-year-old Ajay only had a vocabulary of about four words when he attended the Scottish Rite speech and language disorder clinic at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute for the first time almost two years ago. Ajay was born without femur bones in his legs, the result of a rare genetic disorder […]
Jun 12, 2008
Square dancing is way of life for UNMC employee
Confined to her hospital bed, unable to walk due to an automobile accident that injured her husband and killed their dog, Barbara Harrison thought one thing. It wasn’t about being ejected from the pickup she was driving or about being life-flighted to the hospital. Instead, it was, ‘I’m lucky to have my leg […]
Jun 12, 2008
UNMC Community Academy students honored
Three minority students in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Community Academy recently received the 2008 Outstanding Youth Volunteer award in the group category through the United Way of the Midlands. African Americans Ehiamen Okoruwa and Alexis Dickerson and Native American, Aunum Akhter, were nominated by Lisa Jewell, director of the UNMC Youth Learning […]
Jun 11, 2008
UNMC leadership team to visit seven western Nebraska communities June 23-24
Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., and eight other members of the UNMC leadership team will visit seven western Nebraska communities June 23 and 24. This is the fifth time UNMC leaders have visited communities around the state. “This is one of my favorite trips of the year,” said Dr. Maurer. “It’s a chance to visit […]
Jun 11, 2008
UNMC College of Pharmacy students earn dean’s list honors
Seventy-five students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the Spring 2008 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The students and their hometowns are listed […]
Jun 6, 2008