Press Release
Local students begin physician assistant program at UNMC
Twenty four students have begun a masters degree in physician assistant at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Students are enrolled in the physician assistant program in Omaha for 28 months. To be admitted into the program, students must have a bachelor’s degree and complete courses in biology, chemistry, psychology, English and math. Physician Assistants […]
Jul 8, 2004
As the nationwide trend in where terminally ill people die shifts from hospital to community-based settings, researchers say new clinical skills and health policies are needed for support and services for people and their families. This was the conclusion of an article recently published by Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, […]
Jul 7, 2004
BK®, UNMC team to fight childhood cancer
Burger King Restaurants® in the Omaha and Council Bluffs metro area have teamed with the University of Nebraska Foundation to support childhood cancer research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The BK Beat Cancer for Kids promotion is running during the month of July at 39 Burger King restaurants in Omaha and Council Bluffs. […]
Jul 6, 2004
UNMC to participate in clinical trial for West Nile Virus medication
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of 62 sites nationwide and in Canada that is enrolling patients in a clinical trial, supported by the National Institutes of Health, to test a new treatment for West Nile Virus. Alison Freifeld, M.D., an infectious diseases physician at UNMC who specializes in treating infections in patients […]
Jul 6, 2004
Grant Exceeds $8 Million over Five Years:
UNMC Researchers Receive Major NIH Grant To Study Cause of Chronic Heart Failure A team of cardiovascular researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a five-year grant worth more than $8 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the cause of chronic heart failure. The grant — called a program […]
Jun 30, 2004
Jeffrey Payne, D.D.S. Appointed Associate Dean for Research at UNMC College of Dentistry
Jeffrey Payne, D.D.S., is promoted from Assistant Dean to Associate Dean for Research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln, effective July 1.“Dr. Payne has been the research leader during a remarkable period of growth in the College of Dentistry’s research programs,” said John Reinhardt, D.D.S., dean of the College […]
Jun 28, 2004
Promotion benefits childhood cancer research
Debbie Knowlton of Omaha and her family are the winners of a grand prize trip to Jamaica, including air travel, hotel accommodations and meals. The trip, donated by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, was part of the "BK Beat Cancer for Kids" promotion sponsored by Simmonds Restaurant Management, which operates the 39 participating Burger King restaurants in […]
Jun 28, 2004
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha recently received accreditation for its joint Master of Public Health Program. The program received national accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health. Public health is focused on promoting, protecting and advocating for the public’s health. Public health addresses physical, mental […]
Jun 21, 2004
Funding strengthens University’s terrorism response efforts
The University of Nebraska has received more than $750,000 to improve its terrorism preparedness infrastructure. The Critical Infrastructure Protection Funds were awarded recently through the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the State Homeland Security Policy Group. The University of Nebraska is an important partner in Nebraska’s terrorism preparedness efforts, most notably in the bioterrorism […]
Jun 18, 2004
UNMC, Columbia scientists report therapeutic vaccine approach for Parkinson’s disease
Scientists at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha and Columbia University Medical Center in New York have discovered a new vaccine approach that successfully prevents the death of brain cells in a mouse model of Parkinsons disease. The findings appear today (June 14) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]
Jun 14, 2004