Press Release
In February 2003, Scientist magazine published survey results that placed the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in the nation’s top 10 institutions for Best Places to Work for Postdocs. This February, that reputation is about to get even better. The university will open the Office of Post-Doctoral Education a new administrative department dedicated to […]
Feb 23, 2004
UNMC College of Nursing Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing were named to the deans list following the fall semester 2003. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, based in Omaha, with divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, […]
Feb 23, 2004
Debra Romberger, M.D., named interim chair of UNMC internal medicine
Debra Romberger, M.D., associate professor of medicine in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s pulmonary & critical care medicine section, has been named interim chairwoman for the department of internal medicine. Dr. Rombergers experience and many talents will ensure that the department moves forward while we search for a permanent department chair, said College of […]
Feb 17, 2004
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer Institute has joined three other states to form a consortium sharing $1.3 million to establish accredited masters degree programs in genetic counseling. Funding for the consortium was made possible by an appropriation in 2004 Omnibus Appropriation Bill approved by the U.S. Congress and signed Jan. 23, by President […]
Feb 14, 2004
Gov. Johanns Highlights Plan for Bioterrorism Preparedness Facility
(Lincoln, NE) Gov. Mike Johanns announced a plan today, Tuesday, February 3, to advance Nebraskas efforts in bioterrorism preparedness. The goal of the plan is to combine private and public funding to construct a bioterrorism preparedness facility at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Under the plan, UNMC would receive a total of $6 […]
Feb 3, 2004
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