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UNMC Eppley Cancer Center establishes fund to advance cancer research in honor of Liz Karnes
A fund to advance cancer research and care at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center has been established in honor of Liz Karnes, an Omaha community leader who died earlier this year after a 12-year battle with cancer. The fund called Lizs Legacy was announced this morning at an outdoor news conference […]
Aug 14, 2003
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center establishes fund to advance cancer research in honor of Liz Karnes
A fund to advance cancer research and care at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center has been established in honor of Liz Karnes, an Omaha community leader who died earlier this year after a 12-year battle with cancer. The fund called Lizs Legacy was announced this morning at an outdoor news conference […]
Aug 14, 2003
Bioterrorism symposium to address medical management of chemical and biological casualties
Nebraskas Center for Bioterrorism Education, through a partnership with the Collaborative Training Center at Offutt Air Force Base, is offering a two-day bioterrorism symposium to provide training for military and civilian medical care providers in medical management of chemical and biological casualties. The two-day course, which has been offered across the United States, will bring […]
Aug 13, 2003
UNMC to receive $170,000 for cancer, pulmonary research thanks to donation from Orleans, Neb. man
Longtime Orleans, Neb., resident Robert Kuhl worked hard during his life, diligently farming land and running an equipment repair business. Though he met an untimely death a few years ago, the result of his labors is now benefiting medical researchers nearly 240 miles across Nebraska at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Through the Robert […]
Aug 7, 2003
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln were named to the deans list following the spring semester 2003. To qualify for the deans list, students must place in the top 10 percent of their class. Qualifiers are listed below by program of study and hometown: Dentistry Program ATKINSON […]
Aug 6, 2003
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln were named to the deans list following the spring semester 2003. To qualify for the deans list, students must place in the top 10 percent of their class. Qualifiers are listed below by program of study and hometown: Dentistry Program ATKINSON […]
Aug 6, 2003
The Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders (CNND) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a $6 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health to study how the brains immune system can lead to damage of nerve cells in HIV-dementia and Alzheimers disease. […]
Aug 4, 2003
Partnership for Community Wellness sponsors health fair in south Omaha Aug. 16
Partnership for Wellness a collaboration of ConAgra Foods, University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Nebraska Medical Center will sponsor the largest community health fair to be held in South Omaha in 2003. The fair will be Saturday, August 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Metropolitan Community College Industrial Training Center, 2909 […]
Aug 1, 2003
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions Held 2003 Faculty and Student Awards Ceremony
The University of Nebraska Medical Centers School of Allied Health Professions held its 2003 Student and Faculty Awards Ceremony and 16th Annual Student Research Forum in May. The annual year in review was highlighted by the announcement that Darwin Brown, instructor in Physicians Assistant Program, received the 2003 Teacher of the Year Award and Adam […]
Jul 18, 2003
Wisconsin woman recognized as 3,000th transplant patient
Twenty years, 3,000 transplants. It almost sounds like a new car warranty. But for the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its clinical hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center it represents a significant milestone in the treatment of cancer patients who come to Omaha from all over the world. On July 3, the medical center […]
Jul 18, 2003