Press Release
UNMC programs rank among the nation’s best
U.S.News & World Report continues to rank five programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center among the top graduate programs in the country. Their rankings of graduate programs include all post-baccalaureate areas, including those in the health and medical professions. The 2005 rankings appear in the April 5 issue of U.S.News & World Reports […]
Apr 2, 2004
Gene therapy being used in cystic fibrosis study at UNMC/The Nebraska Medical Center
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have been selected as one of 12 sites participating in a study using gene therapy techniques to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. With cystic fibrosis, a defective gene causes […]
Mar 25, 2004
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have been awarded a grant for nearly $2.2 million to study a smoking cessation model that addresses the unique challenges of teenage smokers. The four-year grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Services. The main objective of the UNMC study […]
Mar 24, 2004
104 UNMC medical students receive residency assignments through Match Day program
A total of 104 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine have received their residency assignments in 26 states through the National Resident Matching Program. The program, a private, not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to residency positions, which last from three […]
Mar 23, 2004
UNMC researcher gains funding to study promising nicotine vaccine
Sam Sanderson, Ph.D., knows all about serendipity. A University of Nebraska Medical Center biochemist, Dr. Sanderson was conducting some experiments several years ago to determine how certain tiny molecules called peptides interact with the immune system. One peptide surprisingly jumped out at him in the experiments. It caught my attention right away, said Dr. Sanderson, […]
Mar 22, 2004
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 14 cities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in a free health educational series titled, New Disease Threats: How Science Is Responding. The series will run on Wednesdays, April 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (CDT). The series will be broadcast […]
Mar 22, 2004
Premier cancer research fund-raising event to be held June 5
Ty England to be featured at 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball Country music artist Ty England will be featured at the 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska on Saturday, June 5, at the Upper 84 Ranch near Brady, Neb. England started his solo career in 1995, but he may be best known as Garth Brooks’ touring guitarist. Since […]
Mar 15, 2004
UNMC Primary Care Day to Educate Medical Students About Need for Primary Care Physicians
University of Nebraska Medical Center medical students will host National Primary Care Day Thursday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The purpose of the fourth annual event is to educate first- and second-year UNMC medical students on the fields of primary care and encourage students to choose primary care as a practice. Primary […]
Mar 6, 2004
UNMC Second Quarter Research Grants Total $9.7 Million
The University of Nebraska Medical Center received $9.7 million in federal research grants during the second quarter of fiscal year 2003-2004. The second quarter included the months of October, November and December. As of February 2004, the universitys annual funding from the National Institutes of Health is $44.3 million, said Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor […]
Mar 1, 2004
Regents approve purchase of dental simulators, chairs
The Board of Regents today approved the purchase of new simulation lab equipment and dental chairs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry for $2.5 million. This will enhance our clinical and pre-clinical education, said College of Dentistry Dean John W. Reinhardt, D.D.S. Our students already are skilled, but, with the simulation […]
Feb 28, 2004