Press Release
$536,000 Grant to Serve Native Americans, Hispanics, Others with Diabetes
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff Invites Public to Feb. 13 Open House to Celebrate Opening of New Diabetes Clinic The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff will celebrate the opening of a diabetes clinic in Scottsbluff and its partnership with seven other Panhandle agencies. […]
Feb 9, 2001
Three nursing students and a faculty member from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division recently traveled to Jamaica with a group of health professionals on an annual humanitarian health mission. They were part of a 34-member group that went to Falmouth, Jamaica, Jan. 24-31. Falmouth is a poor, medically-underserved […]
Feb 7, 2001
60 UNMC College of Pharmacy Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Sixty students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the deans list following the fall semester 2000. To qualify for the deans list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. UNMCs College of Pharmacy is […]
Feb 5, 2001
UNMC College of Nursing Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing were named to the dean’s list following the fall semester 2000. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, based in Omaha, with divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, is […]
Feb 1, 2001
UNMC College of Dentistry Invites Dental Community to Attend What’s New in Dentistry Seminar Feb. 9
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will hold a one-day seminar entitled, Whats New in Dentistry in Lincoln on Friday, Feb. 9 at the Embassy Suites Hotel. The seminar is targeted toward providing general dentists, dental hygienists, assistants and other dental professionals information about new practices and concepts in dentistry. It will […]
Jan 31, 2001
UNMC College of Dentistry Student from Lincoln Rewarded for Research Work at National Symposium
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry senior dentistry student Denise Claridge, of Lincoln, recently received one of six awards at the Hinman Student Research Symposium in Memphis. Claridge received the award for most outstanding presentation in clinical research. Her winning poster presentation compared the fit of two differently prepared porcelain materials used to […]
Jan 23, 2001
A researcher from the University of Nebraska Medical Center has determined that a widely used drug for heart attacks is effective in restoring function in catheters blocked by blood clots, a common medical problem that occurs in about a million patients every year. William Haire, M.D., and colleagues from 25 other centers nationwide found that […]
Jan 23, 2001
Undergraduate Students Participate in First UNMC Cultural Competency Workshop
Seventeen undergraduate students took part in the first Cultural Competency Workshop Jan. 6-11 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Students from Nebraska Wesleyan University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Hastings College and Midland Lutheran College attended the workshop, which was coordinated by the UNMC Rural Health Education […]
Jan 17, 2001
For the fourth consecutive year, all graduates of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy passed their pharmacy licensure examinations. UNMCs cumulative average score ranked 13th out of the 82 schools whose students take the examination. The 100-percent pass rate also marks the 10th time in the past 11 years that all […]
Jan 14, 2001
Regents Approve Parking Structure Program Statement, Budget
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Saturday approved the program statement and budget for a new parking structure at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The parking structure will be located on the south side of Emile Street, across from an existing parking garage and the Durham Outpatient Center. This structure will partially […]
Jan 13, 2001