Press Release
UNMC researchers receive Alzheimer’s research awards
Two University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers were honored April 25 with Alzheimer’s research awards established by the late Col. Barney Oldfield. Daniel Murman, M.D., associate professor in UNMC’s Department of Neurological Sciences, received the seventh Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Fund Award, which is given annually to an individual with a promising new […]
May 4, 2005
UNMC studying whether interferon drug treatment can slow process of rare but fatal lung disease
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are conducting a study to evaluate the potential of interferon gamma-1b in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a debilitating and deadly lung disease. UNMC is one of 75 leading medical centers in North America and Europe participating in a phase III clinical trial called INSPIRE […]
May 4, 2005
634 UNMC Students to Receive Diplomas In Kearney, Lincoln, Scottsbluff and Omaha at Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 634 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during commencement ceremonies to be held in Kearney, Lincoln, Scottsbluff and Omaha. On Thursday, May 5 at 7:00 p.m., UNMC will hold the spring commencement exercises in the Health and Sports Center on the Kearney campus. Graduates of the UNMC College of […]
May 4, 2005
Statewide HIV/AIDS conference set for April 27 and 28
Health care providers in greater Nebraska will have the opportunity to learn the latest treatment information for HIV/AIDS at a statewide conference on Wednesday, April 27, and Thursday, April 28, in Grand Island. The Second Annual Nebraska Statewide HIV/AIDS Conference, titled “Making It Work!” will take place at the Interstate Holiday Inn, near the […]
Apr 22, 2005
2005 Harris Awards in Cancer Research announced
Six University of Nebraska Medical Center graduate students have received the 2005 Norman and Bernice Harris Awards in Cancer Research. “Training and educating new researchers in cancer is a critically important mission of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center and we appreciate the support of Norm and Bernice Harris in recognizing these outstanding student researchers,” […]
Apr 18, 2005
There’s a huge unmet need in the community that is being filled through the airwaves. It’s unconventional, but supporters say it serves a huge community need where services currently are lacking. Omaha radio station Channel 94.1 KQCH launched a new Sunday evening radio show about two months ago that focuses on adolescent mental health […]
Apr 18, 2005
National Institutes of Health appoints Ann Berger, Ph.D., to Center for Scientific Review
Ann Berger, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing associate professor of nursing, has been selected for a four-year appointment to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review (CSR). Dr. Berger is assigned to the Nursing Science: Children and Families Study Section. The NIH is the world’s foremost center […]
Apr 18, 2005
Gov. Heineman to present McFadden Lectureship at UNMC on April 14
Click here to watch the lecture.ov. Dave Heineman, who has led the state’s efforts in bioterrorism preparedness since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will present a prestigious lectureship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on Thursday, April 14. Heineman will present the Harry W. McFadden, Jr., M.D., Lectureship at 9 a.m. […]
Apr 13, 2005
A nutrition expert frequently cited internationally for his expertise on foods, fats and diets, Walter Willett, M.D., Dr. P.H., will be the guest speaker at an annual lecture at UNMC. Dr. Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition and chairman of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, will present “The Metabolic […]
Apr 11, 2005
Health care providers and first-responders are invited to attend a two-day bioterrorism symposium in Norfolk on April 20-21, at Northeast Community College. Deadline for registration is April 13. Target audience of the symposium is emergency medical technicians, nurses, physicians, and laboratory, infection control, public health, and allied health professionals. Cost of the symposium is […]
Apr 11, 2005