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Newsham family establishes memorial gift for UNMC diabetes research
The Roberta J. Newsham Memorial Diabetes Research Fund has been established to support diabetes research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine. The Newsham family created the fund through a family gift and memorial donations creating a $10,000 endowment at the University of Nebraska Foundation. Roberta Bobbie Newsham of Ashland died in […]
Nov 6, 2003
Durham Research Center dedication set for Nov. 13
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will open the doors soon to a 10-level, state-of-the-art research building. The $77 million Durham Research Center, built almost exclusively with private funds, will hold its dedication ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 13. A public open house is scheduled for between 1 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16. This […]
Nov 6, 2003
The University Medical Associates, the physician group practice of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, invites the public to its free Winter Health Tune Up, event Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 to 11 a.m., at its location in the Clarkson West Medical Center building at 144th and Center streets near the Oak View Mall. The […]
Oct 23, 2003
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 12 cities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in a free health educational series titled, Building Bridges to Better Health: Addressing Gaps in Health Care. The series will run on Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13 and 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (CDT). The series will […]
Oct 20, 2003
Fourth Annual Heartland Latino Leadership Conference Nov. 6-7
The Fourth Annual Heartland Latino Leadership Conference (HLLC) will be held in Omaha on Nov.6-7, 2003, at the new Qwest Center Omaha, 445 N. 10th St. Aura Whitney-Jackson, community liaison, UNMC Community Partnership, is the 2003 HLLC conference president. HLLC is the largest event in the Midwest that addresses Latino issues. The conference provides access […]
Oct 17, 2003
University of Nebraska Board of Regents hears update on bioterrorism projects, proposals
At the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting today, Steven Hinrichs, M.D., presented an update on bioterrorism proposals and projects involving faculty and researchers from the four University of Nebraska campuses. Dr. Hinrichs is director of the University of Nebraska Center for Biosecurity and professor in the department of pathology and microbiology at the […]
Oct 17, 2003
UNMC’s total research grants reach record $62 million
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has broken its record for total research grants in a single quarter by bringing in $26 million during July, August and September. The record quarter brings UNMCs total grant funding to $62 million. University officials are particularly pleased with the increase because the national research funding pool was sharply […]
Oct 16, 2003
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing held induction ceremonies across the state Oct. 12 to recognize about 140 new nursing students as they commit to academic integrity and begin assimilating the values and behaviors of the professional nurse. The ceremony also reiterated some the most important values for the professional nurse and […]
Oct 10, 2003
234 students from 49 Nebraska high schools participate in UNMC Health Professions Career Day
The University of Nebraska Medical Center hosted 234 high school students from 49 high schools across Nebraska during its seventh Rural Health Professions Career Day. The event, sponsored by UNMC and the Rural Health Education Network, introduced students to the health professions. Students learned about opportunities in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, physician assistant, physical therapy, […]
Oct 3, 2003
Perchlorate symposium concludes in Omaha with several basic assumptions questioned
The 2003 Perchlorate State-of-the-Science Symposium concluded Wednesday in Omaha, with leading scientists verbally presenting their consensus reports on some of the most recent scientific studies on perchlorate. The significance of these results is that it questions the basic assumptions of a number of recent and influential government efforts to assess the safe level of perchlorate […]
Oct 2, 2003