Press Release
Kristie Hayes, M.D., assistant professor and chief of the dermatology section for internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named assistant dean for students and multicultural affairs in the College of Medicine. Dr. Hayes, a 1989 graduate of UNMC, will assist with admissions and student counseling, as well as […]
Mar 7, 2001
Former UNMC Researcher to Deliver Prestigious Lecture at Annual Meeting of AACR in New Orleans
A former University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher, Diane Birt, Ph.D., will make a lecture presentation at 9 a.m., March 28 at the 92nd annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research in New Orleans. The AACR is made up of more than 17,000 laboratory and clinical cancer researchers in the United States, Canada […]
Mar 7, 2001
Surinder Batra, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2001 College of Medicine Joseph P. Gilmore Outstanding Investigator Award. The award highlights the work of an outstanding researcher at UNMC. Dr. Batra received the award for his latest research breakthrough that may provide hope for detecting pancreatic cancer early. Because pancreatic cancer is hard to detect, by […]
Mar 7, 2001
Bowlers Raise $1,900 for Cancer Research in Friend’s Memory
More than 110 bowlers from Nebraska, Iowa and other Midwestern states gathered in Council Bluffs last fall to raise money for cancer research and to remember a person whose life was taken by the disease. Participants in the second annual Joe Tomsu Memorial Bowling Tournament contributed $1,937 to the University of Nebraska Foundation to help […]
Mar 7, 2001
UNMC College of Medicine Names Chairs of Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Dean James Armitage, M.D., has announced the recent appointment of two new department chairs in the college. Carl Camras, M.D., was named professor and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, while Kevin Garvin, M.D. was named professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. A Chicago […]
Mar 7, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, which is located in Lincoln, recently earned a seven-year full accreditation from the American Dental Associations Commission on Dental Accreditation. The commission sited 22 commendations, or strengths of the college, in its report. The commission issued its report findings from a three-day visit last November. According […]
Mar 5, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing will hold informational sessions March 13 in Norfolk for registered nurses interested in pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in nursing. The sessions will be held at the following locations and times: Northeast Community College, Lifelong Learning Center, University Classroom, 601 E. Benjamin Ave., Norfolk 2 to […]
Mar 2, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing invites registered nurses interested in pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in nursing to attend an informational session Thursday, March 8, in Grand Island. Nurses who are interested in learning about UNMCs nursing programs can stop by in the OBrien II Room at the St. Francis Medical […]
Mar 2, 2001
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry were named to the deans list following the fall semester 2000. To qualify for the deans list, students must place in the top 10 percent of their class. Qualifiers are listed below by program of study and hometown: Dentistry Program ATKINSON – Kathryn M. […]
Mar 1, 2001
$130, 172 Grant from Tobacco Settlement Fund Enables Expansion
UNMC, Aging Service to Hold Ribbon-Cutting March 1, Expand Free Health Screening Services, Adds Dental Screening, Targets Minorities The University of Nebraska Medical Center has expanded its free health screening services and will add limited dental screening services and other nursing services at its health center in Lincoln, thanks to a $130,172 grant from the […]
Feb 27, 2001