Press Release
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry has partnered with state dental associations in Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, and South Dakota, to form a consortium to address oral health access problems of underserved populations in rural areas. The consortiums strong interest in the oral health of their citizens prompted them to form a partnership […]
Jan 29, 2004
National Biosecurity Center for Rural Health to form at UNMC
A new national biosecurity center headquartered at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will focus on improving rural health. Funding for the National Biosecurity Center for Rural Health came from a $1 million appropriation in 2004 Omnibus Appropriation Bill approved last week by the U.S. Congress. President George W. Bush signed the bill Friday. We […]
Jan 27, 2004
UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center propose new cGMP facility
Patients with cancer, diabetes and liver failure will find hope in a new facility on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus designed to advance innovative therapies. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will vote today on a proposal to renovate an existing building on the UNMC campus for a new, 11,825 square foot […]
Jan 17, 2004
719 University of Nebraska Medical Center new students complete first semester
719 students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have completed their first semester. Last fall, UNMC experienced a significant rise in applications for most of our educational programs, said Rubens Pamies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs. This rise can be attributed to increased recruitment efforts, and increased student interest in health care […]
Jan 14, 2004
Retired UNMC faculty member updates recent history of College of Medicine
F. Miles Skultety, M.D., Ph.D., knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Thats why he was suspicious in May 2000, when James Armitage, M.D., then dean of the UNMC College of Medicine, and Irene Klintberg, Ph.D., associate dean of the College of Medicine, invited him to lunch. Sure enough, there was […]
Jan 13, 2004
Nebraska academy honors UNMC physician’s support of nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners presented its annual Nebraska Nurse Practitioner Advocate Award recently to Anthony Floreani, M.D., pulmonologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The award recognizes an advocate for contributions in support of the role of the nurse practitioner, said Polly A. Hulme, Ph.D., assistant professor, family nurse practitioner program, UNMC […]
Jan 9, 2004
UNMC names Paula Turpen, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for research
Thomas H. Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, has announced that Paula B. Turpen, Ph.D., has accepted the newly created position of associate vice chancellor for research. She will assume her new post March 1. I am extremely pleased that Dr. Turpen has accepted this new position, Dr. Rosenquist said. […]
Jan 6, 2004
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Nebraska Medical Center will sponsor the 2004 Martin Luther King Commemorative Presentation on Jan. 19. The featured guest speaker will be Tony Brown, acclaimed veteran African American journalist and talk show host. The program will be free to the public and held from noon to 1 p.m. […]
Jan 5, 2004
Deepak Gangahar, M.D., arguably the most recognized cardiac surgeon in Nebraska has been named professor and chief of the thoracic and cardiovascular surgery section in the University of Nebraska Medical Centers department of surgery. Dr. Gangahar will practice at UNMCs hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center. The appointment, which is effective Feb. 1, will open […]
Dec 24, 2003
UNMC lands $1.6 million grant to study effect of diabetes on developing embryo
UNMC researchers have received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effect of diabetes on the developing embryo. The grant, to be funded over five years, was awarded to Claudia Kappen, Ph.D., associate professor of genetics, cell biology and anatomy in UNMCs Munroe-Meyer Institute. Diabetes of the mother is […]
Dec 18, 2003