Press Release
UNMC Scientists Train on New Device That Could Significantly Decrease Time to Identify Infectious Disease Bacteria Peter Iwen, Ph.D., assistant professor, pathology and microbiology and associate director of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory at UNMC, demonstrates how the Roche Molecular Biochemical LightCycler works. A lab sample is placed in the black cylinder which works with […]
Dec 13, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites eighth grade students interested in the sciences to apply to compete in one of five upcoming regional science competitions as part of the tenth annual UNMC Health/Science Meet. To compete in regional competitions, submit either a paper on a research topic or do a poster presentation on the […]
Dec 12, 2001
Forty-five second-year dental students and 20 third-year dental hygiene students recently signed pledges committing themselves to a higher level of professional responsibility as they began their clinical experiences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln. The college’s first Clinic Transition Ceremony took place at the UNMC College of Dentistry. John […]
Dec 7, 2001
Two UNMC College of Dentistry Faculty First Recipients of D.H. Reinhardt Scholar Program
Two faculty members of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, are the first recipients of the D.H. Reinhardt Scholar Program. The recipients, who were awarded a joint $4,500 scholarship, are Laura Iwasaki, D.D.S., Ph.D., assistant professor and Jeffrey Nickel, D.M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, both of the Department of Growth […]
Dec 4, 2001
William Berndt, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center, vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies and research, will speak about biological and chemical terrorism at a Rotary Club of North Platte meeting at noon on Wednesday, Dec 5, at the Country Club in North Platte. About 85 are expected to attend. Dr. […]
Nov 29, 2001
Genetic Vaccine for Metastatic Breast Cancer Shows Promise in Mice Studies
Scientists at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have developed a genetic vaccine for metastatic breast cancer and other tumors, which shows great promise in early studies in mice. The findings are reported in the Nov. 15 issue of Cancer Research, a leading cancer research journal. The vaccine uses a combination of components that are […]
Nov 27, 2001
UNMC and Wayne State Partner for Medical Technology Education in Rural Nebraska
Administrators of the University of Nebraska Medical and Wayne State College have signed an agreement intended to boost the number of medical technologists working in rural Nebraska. The agreement now in operation is part of UNMCs Rural Health Opportunities Program, which was founded in late 1991, and is similar to the agreement signed during the […]
Nov 27, 2001
New Surgeons to Lead UNMC/NHS Kidney Pancreas Transplant Program
Lucile Wrenshall, M.D., Ph.D., and R. Brian Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., formerly of the University of Washington in Seattle, have joined the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System as co-directors of the Kidney Pancreas Transplant Program. Dr. Stevens also serves as director of the new Islet and Cell Transplant Program. The husband-and-wife surgical […]
Nov 13, 2001
More Sites Across Nebraska to Host UNMC Public Forum on Bioterrorism Nov. 15
More sites across Nebraska, now a total of 26, will offer a live satellite broadcast of a University of Nebraska Medical Center free public education forum on bioterrorism, Thursday, Nov. 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (CST). The forum also will be available live on the Internet at: www.unmc.edu/bioterrorism. Current locations scheduled to receive the […]
Nov 12, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln saw 125 pediatric patients in one day Nov. 2 as they hosted the Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Dental Day event to help address disparities in oral health. The children were from the Grand Island, Beatrice and Lincoln areas. One-by-one, they were taken by the […]
Nov 6, 2001