Press Release
UNMC dentistry researchers receive $209,000 grant to study role of protein in multiple sclerosis
Thomas Petro, Ph.D, Department of Oral Biology, UNMC College of Dentistry, has been awarded a $209,000, three-year grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to study a cell protein called Interleukin-12 (IL-12) to determine its role in multiple sclerosis. The societys President and Chief Executive Officer, Mike Dugan, said the research is a promising and […]
Jul 30, 2002
UNMC physician-scientist appointed to National Cancer Advisory Board
President George W. Bush has appointed Kenneth Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, as a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board. Members of the board provide advice to the president, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the director of the National Cancer Institute, with respect to […]
Jul 26, 2002
Susan Wilhelm, Ph.D., assistant professor, UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division, recently received an award for a clinical research poster and dissertation titled, Exploring the Relationship of Attitudes, Knowledge, Support and Self-efficacy on Intent to Adhere to Hormonal Replacement Therapy for Menopause. She presented the poster at the annual Association of Womens Health, Obstetric […]
Jul 25, 2002
UNMC details its economic impact on Nebraska at Board of Regents meeting in Valentine
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of the leading economic drivers in the state, bringing in millions of dollars each year through research and patient care services, while providing a variety of key programs to rural and underserved areas of the state. That was the message delivered Saturday by UNMC Chancellor Harold M. […]
Jul 13, 2002
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Division of Medical Technology in the School of Allied Health Professions has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, titled, Health Care Education Partners, has three goals: to make minority and disadvantaged high school students aware of the educational […]
Jun 30, 2002
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 spring semester 2002. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, based in Omaha, with divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, is […]
Jun 26, 2002
UNMC College of Dentistry’s Mary Froeschle, D.D.S., receives national scholar award
Mary Lynn Froeschle, D.D.S., associate professor, UNMC College of Dentistry Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry and director of patient care, has been selected as the American Dental Education Associations 2002 Warner-Lambert/Enid A. Neidle Scholar-in-Residence. Dr. Froeschles selection was announced recently at the ADEAs 79th Annual Session and Exposition in San Diego. It will be a […]
Jun 20, 2002
55 UNMC College of Pharmacy students earn dean’s list honors
Fifty-five students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the deans list following the spring semester 2002. To qualify for the deans 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 […]
Jun 19, 2002
An international team of researchers led by a University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy faculty member, recently received recognition for its work in the development of a compound that shows promise in the development of a cheaper, more effective anti-malarial drug with fewer side effects. The Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), headquartered in […]
Jun 17, 2002
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Lincoln Division has received a $1.3 million grant to study the effectiveness of a home health device in improving the management of symptoms in older patients following heart surgery. The researchers, whose grant is funded by the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Nursing Research, […]
Jun 13, 2002