Press Release
Country artist Phil Vassar to perform at Cattlemen’s Ball near Milford, Neb.
Country artist Phil Vassar will perform at the 2006 Cattlemen’s Ball on June 3 near Milford, Neb., approximately 25 miles west of Lincoln. The event will be held at Riverside Park on the Blue River. Bob and Marg Dickinson, owners of Midwest Feeding Company in Milford, are the host family. Vassar is a contemporary country […]
Feb 3, 2006
Children’s Dental Day expected to draw 200 kids from 10 Nebraska communities
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is hosting its ninth annual Children’s Dental Day on Friday, Feb. 3. The college is located at 40th and Holdrege Streets in Lincoln. More than 200 children from 10 communities are expected to attend with the first bus arriving at 8 a.m. and the last […]
Feb 2, 2006
Patients who are too sick, paralyzed, or so poorly nourished they can’t change positions in bed, are at increased risk for developing pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers – referred to commonly as pressure sores or bed sores – happen when the skin breaks down in certain areas after being in one position too long without shifting […]
Feb 2, 2006
UNMC announces new location, name change for South Omaha Clinic
The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced today that its South Omaha Neighborhood Association (SONA) clinic is moving into bigger space and changing its name. The move and name change will occur this week as the SONA Clinic at 31st & Q Streets will close its doors Feb. 1 and move all health care services five […]
Jan 31, 2006
Chadron student, Dan Connealy, sworn in as UNMC Student Senate president
Dan Connealy, a third-year medical student from Chadron, recently was sworn in as the 2006 University of Nebraska Medical Center Student Senate president. As president, he also will serve as the UNMC student representative on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. “This is a very exciting time to be a student at UNMC,” Connealy […]
Jan 31, 2006
Childhood cancer survivor becomes 6th heart transplant recipient
As a child, 25-year-old Chris Collins won a hard fought battle with cancer. Now, as an adult, the Council Bluffs, IA man is doing well in the days after receiving a new heart. Collins was transplanted in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 26th at The Nebraska Medical Center. His wait lasted less […]
Jan 30, 2006
Preventing or delaying the onset of diabetes could prevent or delay blindness, heart disease, nerve and kidney disease. Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are participating in the Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet, a multi-center, international research study, with hopes of accomplishing just that. The study aims to prevent or delay the onset of […]
Jan 24, 2006
UNMC College of Nursing in Scottsbluff to host open houses Feb. 14, March 14, April 11
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff, will host open houses in February, March and April, for those interested in nursing careers, including high school students, college students and others with degrees who may be interested in nursing. It is also for nurses interested in pursuing advanced degrees. […]
Jan 24, 2006
UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute invites public to participate in Feb. 19 ‘Walk & Roll for Disabilities’
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer Institute and the C. Louis Meyer Foundation, invites the public to participate in its second annual “Walk & Roll for Disabilities.” The event will be held inside Westroads Mall, 102nd & West Dodge Streets, on Sunday, Feb. 19. Serving as honorary co-captains of the event will be Rep. Tom […]
Jan 23, 2006
By 2007, fewer Fords, Hondas and Jeeps will cut through the UNMC campus or travel down 42nd Street to reach their destination. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today approved an agreement with the City of Omaha for the modification of public streets in the campus vicinity. The project calls for improving the intersection […]
Jan 20, 2006