Press Release
Two University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members will focus on the importance of training health professionals in rural Nebraska communities during a visit to Chadron State College (CSC) on Monday, Jan. 31. They are Pat Hageman, PT, Ph.D, Director and Professor of Physical Therapy Education (PT); and Kyle Meyer, PT, MS, MPA, Assistant Professor […]
Jan 27, 2005
UNMC faculty member appointed to national ethics advisory committee
For the second time in less than a year, Bruce Gordon, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and co-chairman of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been appointed to a prestigious, new national committee. The United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Human Research […]
Jan 24, 2005
UNMC College of Dentistry Surpasses Goals
Meeting milestone after milestone in 2004, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is developing creative ways to circumvent the growing problems of access to oral health care and the shortage of dentists practicing in rural areas. “Thanks to a lot of hard-working faculty, staff, and students, we were able to reach […]
Jan 20, 2005
Sawyer Brown to be featured at 2005 Cattlemen’s Ball north of Wisner, Neb.
The country rock group Sawyer Brown will be featured at the 2005 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska on Saturday, June 4, at the Herb Albers Feedlot six miles north of Wisner, Neb. The Cattlemen’s Ball is the premier fund-raising event for cancer research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Eppley Cancer Center. Sawyer Brown […]
Jan 17, 2005
UNMC researcher recalls role in historic Sept. 11, 2001 events
From the sixth floor of the New York Medical Examiner’s Office, Shelley Herek tested DNA associated with the city’s criminal cases to unlock the mystery hidden behind each case number. But all that changed on Sept. 11, 2001. Suddenly, the Bellevue, Neb., native became immersed in helping identify the remains of the more […]
Jan 14, 2005
Undergraduate students participate in UNMC Cultural Competency Workshop
Eighteen undergraduate college students from six undergraduate schools across Nebraska spent the first week of January at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, learning about the growing diversity in Nebraska and health professionals’ role in providing culturally competent health care. During the workshop, which took place Jan. 2-7 in Omaha, the students learned about […]
Jan 13, 2005
Eighteen college students from six undergraduate schools across Nebraska will spend the first week of January at the University of Nebraska Medical Center learning about the growing diversity in Nebraska and the health professional’s role in providing culturally competent health care. “The workshop will provide a general overview of the growing cultural diversity in […]
Dec 29, 2004
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing will offer a course titled, “Recovering from Psychosis: A Wellness Approach,” each Tuesday evening from Jan. 25 to April 19, for those with major depression, schizophrenia, manic-depressive illnesses, their family, friends and health care professionals. The course will run from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. at […]
Dec 28, 2004
Dr. Deepak Gangahar, professor and chief of the thoracic and cardiovascular surgery section in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Surgery and a surgeon for The Nebraska Medical Center, will be leaving the medical center on Jan. 9 to return to his former employer, the Nebraska Heart Institute (NHI). Under a provision […]
Dec 22, 2004
UNMC researchers receive $10.6 million NIH grant to study heart failure
A team of cardiovascular scientists at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a five-year grant totaling more than $10.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the mechanism for cardiovascular deterioration in heart failure. This is a renewal of a previous five-year grant. The grant – called a program […]
Dec 20, 2004