Press Release
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has received a $1.17 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will provide three years of funding to launch and establish a one-year Accelerated Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing program. The college […]
Sep 14, 2004
Strong Fourth Quarter Propels UNMC’s Annual Grant Awards Total to Historic $68 Million
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers ended the 2003-04 fiscal year with a record-setting annual total of $68 million in new research awards, bringing in $17.6 million in federal research grants during the fourth quarter (April, May, June). “This has been an extraordinary year for research at UNMC,” said Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for […]
Sep 14, 2004
Five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and a leading Virginia community college signed an agreement today to partner with the University of Nebraska and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to create a special program to provide a multitude of academic and research opportunities for minority undergraduate students and faculty. The five HBCUs and community college […]
Sep 8, 2004
7th Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference Oct. 22 focuses on the art of living with stress
The seventh annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference will be held Friday, Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, 72nd & Grover Streets. The “Art of Living with Stress” conference will feature educational health and wellness exhibits and screenings, continental breakfast and luncheon, keynote speakers and seven […]
Sep 8, 2004
Nineteen senior high students participate in health career workshop
Nineteen 11th- and 12th-graders from throughout Nebraska participated Aug. 4-7 in the Summer Health Professions Career Workshop at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. “It is always a pleasure having the Summer Health Professions Career Workshop students on campus,” said Lisa Jewell, director of the UNMC Youth Learning Center. “We had a wonderful group of […]
Sep 7, 2004
UNMC one of four sites to test new therapy for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of four sites nationwide that is enrolling patients in a clinical trial to test a new therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). In addition to UNMC three other medical facilities are participating in the trial: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Stanford University. The study […]
Aug 23, 2004
58 Students Receive Diplomas At UNMC
Diplomas were conferred on 58 University of Nebraska Medical Center students recently. The following is a list of graduates by college, degree and hometown:School of Allied Health ProfessionsPost Baccalaureate Certificate in CytotechnologyBLAIR – Jennifer Jean BockOMAHA – Mariela Yolanda Castillo and Jodi Ann GrewellGLENDORA CA – Rebecca Lynn KellnerPost Baccalaureate Certificate in Dietetic NutritionNORTH PLATTE […]
Aug 23, 2004
International science journal to feature UNMC-led team’s anti-malarial drug development work
An article by University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy scientists will be featured in the August 19 issue of Nature, an international weekly journal of science. In the article, lead author, Jonathan Vennerstrom, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, UNMC College of Pharmacy, describes the development of an anti-malarial drug candidate which has […]
Aug 18, 2004
Depressed teens helped with combination drug & cognitive-behavioral therapy
The University of Nebraska Medical Center was one of 13 clinical sites to participate in a study that found the most favorable way of treating teens suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) is via a combination of antidepressant and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Findings in the study, coordinated by Duke University Medical Center, indicate that such […]
Aug 18, 2004
UNMC College of Dentistry ranked 20th in NIH research support
For the first time the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is listed among the top 20 dental schools in National Institutes of Health funding. Ranked 20th out of the 55 dental colleges around the country, the College of Dentistry received $3.4 million in NIH research support during fiscal year 2003. “This is […]
Aug 10, 2004