Press Release
Researchers Study New Approach to Preventing, Treating Osteoporosis In Breast Cancer Survivors
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing are involved in a study to evaluate a new approach in preventing and treating osteoporosis in breast cancer survivors. As a result of chemotherapy, at least 50 percent of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer under age 50 experience premature ovarian failure that […]
Oct 23, 2001
James Edney, M.D., professor of surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is listed as a leading breast cancer surgeon. Dr. Edney is among 325 breast cancer specialists listed in a special 12-page pull-out section called Medbook, which appears in the October 2001 issue of Redbook. He is the only Nebraska physician on the […]
Oct 22, 2001
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
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
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 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
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
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