Press Release

Regents Approve Nebraska Center for Virology

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today approved establishment of the Nebraska Center for Virology (NCV) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The NCV, established with a $10.7 million competitive grant to UNL from the National Institutes of Health, links virology researchers at UNL, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University. The Nebraska […]

Oct 20, 2001

Informatics Center for Life Sciences Approved by N.U. Board of Regents

The establishment of a center that will combine biocomputing resources at three University of Nebraska universities was approved today by the N.U. Board of Regents. The Nebraska Informatics Center for Life Sciences (NICLS) will facilitate the integration of information science, computer science and life sciences to understand the organization of complex biological systems. It will […]

Oct 19, 2001

UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division to Host Open House Nov. 3 for Anyone Interested in Learning More About Nursing Programs, Careers

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division invites anyone interested in pursuing a degree in nursing or learning more about the field of nursing to attend an open house on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. The event will be held in the colleges newly renovated West Center building, […]

Oct 16, 2001

UNMC Hosts Inaugural Class for NU PATHS Program

The seven University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) students who toured the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) campus Sept. 25 represent the first dividends of the new NU PATHS program. The all-day visit gave each student a chance to understand the UNMC environment, meet faculty and clinicians, tour campus facilities and receive a stream of warm […]

Oct 15, 2001

Valda Boyd Ford Appointed Director of UNMC/NHS Community and Multicultural Affairs

Valda Boyd Ford has been appointed director of community and multicultural affairs as part of the community partnership between the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System. Since 1999, Ford had served as a consultant for the UNMC Community Partnership. She succeeds Judy Dierkhising, Ph.D., who recently took a position as administrator for […]

Oct 15, 2001

UNMC College of Medicine Alumni Association Announces Awards

The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Medicine Alumni Association has honored five individuals who have made a significant impact in their careers, as well as have advanced the College of Medicine, UNMC, medical research and humanitarian causes. Charles Durham, chairman of Durham Resources in Omaha, and Harold M. Maurer, M.D., UNMC chancellor, each […]

Oct 12, 2001

UNMC Receives $1.6 million Grant to Study Behavior Change in Physical Activity, Healthy Eating of Rural Women

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has received a four-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, to evaluate the effectiveness of a program to encourage women living in rural areas to adopt health-related behaviors of physical activity and healthy eating. Lack of physical activity […]

Oct 12, 2001

Ovarian Cancer Expert to Speak at UNMC Bell Lectureship

Robert F. Ozols, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally recognized ovarian cancer researcher, will be the featured speaker at the Fourth Annual Carol Bell Memorial Lectureship on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. Dr. Ozols serves as senior vice president in the medical science division at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. He is […]

Oct 11, 2001

Grand Rounds to Focus on Morbid Obesity

Morbid obesity will be the topic of an Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. The RWMC family practice residency program, in conjunction with the University of Nebraska Medical Centers Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing, are hosting the event. This grand rounds, titled The Skinny on Obesity, […]

Oct 10, 2001

Nebraska Florists To Raise Money for Cancer Research through Bouquet of Hope Program during October

Nebraska florists will take aim on cancer in October through the third annual Bouquet of Hope program which supports cancer research at the University of Nebraska Medical Centers Eppley Cancer Center. A total of 27 florists in 13 Nebraska communities are participating in this years program, which is sponsored by the Friends of the UNMC […]

Oct 3, 2001