Press Release
Susan Beidler, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new director for the UNMC College of Nursing Morehead Center for Nursing Practice. Dr. Beidler, recruited last fall from Florida Atlantic University, brings more than 30 years of nursing experience to UNMC. Housed at the college, the center’s focus is improving the quality of patient care […]
Feb 26, 2008
Local students make UNMC College of Nursing dean’s list
Students enrolled in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing program were named to the deans list following the 2007 fall semester. To qualify for the deans list, students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and have a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The following is a […]
Feb 25, 2008
UNMC researchers co-author Science journal article on groundbreaking scientific discovery
Media contacts: UNMC: Vicky Cerino, (402) 559-5190 vcerino@unmc.edu Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Leigh MacMillan, (615) 322-4747 leigh.macmillan@vanderbilt.edu Sound bites Audio: UNMC’s Paul Dunman, Ph.D., talks about the importance of the findings. Audio: UNMC’s Paul Dunman, Ph.D. describes UNMC’s role in the research. Audio: UNMC’s Paul Dunman, Ph.D., explains how the treatment works. […]
Feb 14, 2008
Conference to explore Omaha’s psychological recovery from Von Maur shootings
In the wake of the tragedy at Von Maur on Dec. 5, the importance of first responders is evident. That includes not only police officers, fire fighters and security personnel, but those who went to the Hampton Inn near Westroads on that fateful night to be with the families who had lost loved ones: […]
Feb 12, 2008
UNMC College of Pharmacy students earn dean’s list honors for fall 2007
Fifty-four students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the Fall 2007 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 […]
Feb 12, 2008
281 UNMC physicians recognized on Best Doctors list
A total of 281 University of Nebraska Medical Center physicians, including 151 full and part-time faculty, have been recognized as being among the Best Doctors in America. The Best Doctors in America 2007-2008 database contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 35,000 physicians in the United States in more than 40 specialties, or […]
Feb 7, 2008
Researchers have discovered that certain estrogen derivatives (metabolites) can react with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to cause damage that may initiate a series of events leading to breast, prostate and other cancers. They found evidence in a simple urine test in humans. Understanding of a common mechanism of cancer initiation could result in better assessment […]
Feb 6, 2008
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Twenty-six students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln were named to the deans list for the Fall 2007 Semester. To qualify for the deans list, students must place in the top 10 percent of their class. Qualifiers are listed below by program of study and hometown: DENTAL HYGIENE Bellevue […]
Feb 5, 2008
UNMC College of Dentistry provides $125,000 in services during Children’s Dental Day event Feb. 1
A trip to the dentist is not something most kids look forward to. But for 230 kids from seven Nebraska communities, Children’s Dental Day at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is more like going to a carnival. "It’s awesome," said 11-year-old Yessica Hurtado, of Lexington, Neb. Even if she was facing […]
Feb 4, 2008
UNMC looks for expanded cooperation with Moscow State University, the “Harvard of Russia”
Three University of Nebraska Medical Center scientists recently visited with colleagues at Russia’s Moscow State University about increasing collaboration between the two institutions. An interdisciplinary summer school that would allow professors and students from both schools to interact and engaging in more visiting professorships and student exchanges were among the possible actions pondered during […]
Jan 29, 2008