Press Release
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and University of Iowa (UI), have jointly received a five-year, $6.3 million grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, one of the National Institutes of Health, to study immune system abnormalities caused by chronic alcohol abuse. The UI researchers will receive $4.85 million […]
Mar 26, 2002
UNMC Researcher Designs Course to Teach Smoking Intervention Skills
A course has been designed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center to teach people from varied backgrounds the skills and techniques to help smokers break their cigarette dependency. Quitting smoking shouldn’t be a one-person battle, said David Daughton, a researcher in the internal medicine department and the course’s instructor. Smokers who receive adequate counseling […]
Mar 25, 2002
117 UNMC Medical Students Receive Residency Training Assignments Through Match Day Program
A total of 117 senior medical school students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine have received their residency assignments in 27 states through the National Resident Matching Program. The program, a private, not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to residency positions. Residencies last from […]
Mar 25, 2002
UNMC, Partners Across Nebraska Sponsor Free Health Education Series; Taking Charge of Your Health Beginning April 11 The University of Nebraska Medical Center and eight sites across Nebraska invite the public to attend UNMC Mini-Medical School, a free health educational series for three consecutive Thursdays beginning April 11. The three-part series, titled, Taking Charge of […]
Mar 19, 2002
Nebraska leads the nation when it comes to the number of critical access hospitals designated hospitals that receive federal funds to strengthen rural health. This and other information is available in The Nebraska Health Information Project: 2001 Databook, the latest report on the health status of Nebraskans. Of 570 hospitals with critical access hospital designation, […]
Mar 15, 2002
22 UNMC Students Will Participate in Medical Mission to Jamaica During Spring Break
On March 16-23, members of the University of Nebraska Medical Centers Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) will journey to Jamaica for their annual medical mission. The six days at Falmouth will provide a unique experience for 22 students to serve one of the poorest communities in the Western Hemisphere. The small health clinic in […]
Mar 15, 2002
Honky Tonk Tailgate Party Tour to be Featured at 2002 Cattlemen’s Ball near Valparaiso
The Honky Tonk Tailgate Party Tour, a package concert tour featuring three country music artists, will be featured at the fifth annual Cattlemens Ball of Nebraska. The ball will be held June 1 at the Benes Cattle Company located 25 miles northwest of Lincoln near Highway 79 and the town of Valparaiso. The Honky Tonk […]
Mar 15, 2002
13 UNMC Students Will Split Medical Duties at Two Sioux Indian Reservations
Two groups from the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) will spend spring break serving the health needs of South Dakota Sioux Indian communities. From March 17-23, nine students from the College of Medicine and four from the Physician Assistant Education program will stay at the Rosebud Lakota Sioux and […]
Mar 15, 2002
Jan Atwood, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, recently received the Midwest Nursing Research Societys Lifetime Achievement Award at the societys annual conference in Chicago. The Midwest Nursing Research Society, which covers a 13-state region, has more than 1,400 members. For 20 years, it has been promoting the growth of […]
Mar 8, 2002
UNMC College of Dentistry Builds Dental Research Program
UNMC cell biologists love of discovery Helps Build UNMCs Dental Research Program, Find Answers to Oral cancer The tenth floor of the Lied Transplant Center on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha, is like a second home for UNMC cell biologists, Margaret Wheelock, Ph.D., and Keith Johnson, Ph.D. The couple, who is […]
Mar 8, 2002