Press Release
UNMC researchers find vacuuming potentially hazardous to people with heart disease
For most people, doing housework is a dreaded chore. But for some people with certain health conditions, it can be harmful. As Joe Norman, Ph.D., associate professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center School of Allied Health Professions, and his colleagues worked with patients in a cardiac rehabilitation clinic a few years ago, they noticed […]
May 27, 2003
Fifteen new members named to UNMC Board of Counselors
Fifteen new members have been named to the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Board of Counselors. The Board of Counselors consists of community and business leaders from the state of Nebraska who serve in an advisory capacity to the Medical Center and Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. The board, which currently includes 56 members, meets […]
May 16, 2003
UNMC College of Pharmacy to host symposium May 29 on current research in cataracts
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy is hosting a Cataract Update Symposium Thursday, May 29, at the UNMC Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. The program is sponsored by the National Foundation for Eye Research in cooperation with the UNMC Center for Continuing Education. The objective of the symposium, which is targeted toward health […]
May 15, 2003
Many theories exist about why children and some adults get myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle that can cause mild to severe disease, including death or the need for heart transplantation. The theory of a UNMC research team is featured as the cover story in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Infectious […]
May 15, 2003
Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson has secured $5 million from the Department of Defense budget authorization and will earmark the money as a building block for UNMCs goal to establish a national bioterrorism center on campus. In a news release issued by Sen. Nelsons office on Friday, Nelson said UNMC is the only higher education institution […]
May 9, 2003
Kimball native, Brock Wentz, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been honored by the American Medical Association Foundation as one of this years recipients of the AMA Foundation Leadership Award. The award recognizes 25 medical students, 25 residents and fellows and 25 young physicians from around the country who […]
May 9, 2003
The distinguished career of Ada Lindsey, Ph.D., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, began in 1955 when she enrolled at The Ohio State University School of Nursing. Little did she know that 47 years later, she would receive a second prestigious award from her alma mater. In late April, Dr. […]
May 7, 2003
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing invites anyone interested in pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in nursing to attend an informational session May 12 in Norfolk. The sessions will be held at the Faith Regional Health Services, West Campus, Nebraska Room South at the below times. May 12: 4 p.m. Registered nurse […]
May 6, 2003
The Nebraska Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) is one of 23 laboratories in the country that recently received certification by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta to conduct tests for the smallpox virus. The certification means the labs have met the CDCs national criteria of bio-safety, bio-security and expertise, and can […]
May 5, 2003
UNMC students start North Omaha clinic to treat Type II diabetics
Nebraskas state slogan for many years has been NebraskaThe Good Life. Now, thanks to the efforts of numerous University of Nebraska Medical Center students, the slogan applies to a new clinic in north Omaha, which provides low-cost care to indigent patients with Type II diabetes. Located in the Baker Place Clinic, 5050 Ames Ave., the […]
May 1, 2003