Press Release
UNMC second quarter research grants total $10 million
The University of Nebraska Medical Center received $10 million in federal research grants during the second quarter of fiscal year 2002-03. The second quarter includes the months of October, November and December. We are pleased with the continuing growth of the research enterprise. said Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research for UNMC. The apparent […]
Mar 6, 2003
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are collaborating on a $100,000 pilot study to conduct basic research on Francisella tularensis an organism that if used as a bioweapon, can cause tularemia, a potentially fatal disease. The project is supported by the University of Nebraska and Tobacco Settlement Funds […]
Mar 5, 2003
UNMC College of Pharmacy Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Fifty-two students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the dean’s list following the fall semester 2002. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The students that qualified for […]
Feb 28, 2003
James O. Armitage, M.D., an internationally recognized expert in the research and treatment of lymphoma, has resigned as dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, effective Sept. 1. He plans to stay at UNMC, focusing his efforts on medical students and his clinical and research interests. I have held […]
Feb 28, 2003
The University of Nebraska Medical Center received $10 million in federal research grants during the second quarter of fiscal year 2002-03, which includes the months of October, November and December. We are pleased with the continuing growth of the research enterprise. said Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research for UNMC. The apparent drop-off in […]
Feb 28, 2003
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and the Lincoln and Omaha Nebraska Student Nurse Association chapters, invite the public to learn about nursing career and educational opportunities during an open house in Lincoln on Saturday, March 1, from 1 to 3 p.m. The event will take place at the University of Nebraska […]
Feb 24, 2003
The man who in spent 10 years directing the World Health Organizations global smallpox eradication campaign, Donald A. Henderson, M.D., will be at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Thursday, Feb. 27, to present the 21st John S. Latta Lectureship, sponsored by the UNMC College of Medicine Alumni Association. His presentation is titled “Implementing Smallpox […]
Feb 24, 2003
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, will provide 130 underserved children from Norfolk and Fremont free dental treatment and education during Childrens Dental Day Friday, Feb. 21. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the college in Lincoln, at 40th and Holdrege streets. The […]
Feb 17, 2003
New technology prevents rejection of pig organs without severe immune suppression
In a major innovation in organ transplantation that could offer hope to millions of Americans with organ failure or diabetes, a study by Ximerex , Inc. in conjunction with researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center has demonstrated that acute rejection of pig heart transplants could be prevented without the need for severe immune […]
Jan 31, 2003
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites Nebraskans to attend a free health educational series on smallpox, titled, Smallpox: What You Need to Know, on Thursdays, Feb. 13, 20 and 27, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (CST). During the series, Nebraskans will learn about smallpox, the social and ethical issues, the risks involved in the […]
Jan 24, 2003