Press Release
UNMC, UNOmaha Launch Collaborating Center for Public Health and Community Service
OMAHA Two University of Nebraska campuses have joined forces to help Nebraska communities achieve optimal health and well-being. The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNOmaha) have launched the Collaborating Center for Public Health and Community Service. Located at 115 S. 49th Ave. in Omaha, the center is […]
May 30, 2001
UNMC, UNOmaha Launch Collaborating Center for Public Health and Community Service
OMAHA Two University of Nebraska campuses have joined forces to help Nebraska communities achieve optimal health and well-being. The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNOmaha) have launched the Collaborating Center for Public Health and Community Service. Located at 115 S. 49th Ave. in Omaha, the center is […]
May 30, 2001
Collaboration Aims at More NIH Funding;
UNL, UNMC Awarding Joint Research Grants Biomedical research is one of the nations top scientific priorities and nets steady funding increases from Congress. The trend is likely to continue in 2002, as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the big winner in President Bushs proposed budget, with a recommended 13.5 percent increase. That translates […]
May 25, 2001
The University of Nebraska Foundation has received a substantial gift from the Terry K. Watanabe Charitable Trust to assist HIV/AIDS research, education and service activities at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The amount of the gift is undisclosed. The gift, made by Terry K. Watanabe, the former president and CEO of Oriental Trading Company […]
May 24, 2001
The University of Nebraska Foundation has received a substantial gift from the Terry K. Watanabe Charitable Trust to assist HIV/AIDS research, education and service activities at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The amount of the gift is undisclosed. The gift, made by Terry K. Watanabe, the former president and CEO of Oriental Trading Company […]
May 24, 2001
Donors Recognized for Their Generosity; UNMC Groundbreaking Celebrates Construction Boom
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has embarked on the most extensive construction period in its history with three multi-million projects: a $77 million Research Center of Excellence, a $19 million parking garage and an $11.8 million utility plant. Joining UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., for today’s groundbreaking ceremony were Gov. Mike Johanns and […]
May 22, 2001
Madeleine Leininger, Ph.D., reached retirement age more than 10 years ago. Retirement? No way. With as much energy as a 25-year-old, she is motivated by her passion for transcultural nursing and humanistic caring. Dr. Leininger was honored earlier this month at a ribbon-cutting and dedication of the national Transcultural Nursing Office in the College of […]
May 21, 2001
UNMC Commencement Honors Chabner, Benschoter, Kiewit Foundation
The University of Nebraska Medical Center honored two individuals and one of Nebraskas most esteemed foundations for contributions to the university, the medical profession and the state on May 5 at the spring commencement ceremony. UNMC awarded the Peter Kiewit Foundation with the Chancellors Distinguished Service Award. The UNMC Chancellors Distinguished Service Award is given […]
May 16, 2001
Hattie B. Munroe Foundation Provides $3.5 Million to Enhance MMI Programs
The Hattie. B. Munroe Foundation has donated $3.5 million to support four components of the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s research programs, said Bruce Buehler, Ph.D., director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute. The MMI Board of Directors and HBM Foundation approved the gift in February. The funds became available May 1. The four components of the gift are: · […]
May 11, 2001
UNMC To Increase Geriatrics Training with $2 Million Grant
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has awarded the University of Nebraska Medical Center a four-year, $2 million grant for education in geriatric medicine. The funding will dramatically increase the amount of training in geriatrics for physicians in Nebraska, beginning with medical students, continuing with residents and reaching out to practicing physicians. UNMC was one of […]
May 8, 2001