Press Release
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, invites the public to its free, annual opening of its Dental Museum, Oct. 13-18, during which the museum puts its entire collection on display. The museum has one of the largest regional collections of historical dental equipment and artifacts dating from the 1850s. […]
Jan 8, 2001
For Seward physician, Van E. Vahle, M.D., tuition money was not enough to reimburse the University of Nebraska Medical Center for his education. The UNMC graduate, who was named the College of Medicines Volunteer Faculty of the Month for October, has spent hours training and mentoring medical students. “I feel I have a debt to […]
Jan 4, 2001
UNMC Orthopedic Surgery Department is Center for Advanced Knee Implant Testing
While many of todays baby boomers were in elementary school, they often sang a song about human anatomy that featured the lyrics the ankle bone was connected to leg bone, the leg bone is connected to the knee bone. But in the future, a growing number of those aging knee bones are going to need […]
Dec 22, 2000
UNMC/NHS Celebrates 1,000th Transplant for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
The University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Health System recently reached a milestone in its treatment of patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. On Oct. 19, Andrew Rowe, 47, of Overland Park, Kan., became the 1,000th non-Hodgkins lymphoma patient to receive a transplant at UNMC/NHS. Rowe received an allogeneic stem cell transplant using stem cells donated by his […]
Dec 22, 2000
Student Group’s Annual Drive for Jamaica and Nicaragua Health Missions Under Way
During the annual spring break, many college students head for a sunny beach and good times. But some University of Nebraska Medical Center students have other ideas on how to spend their spring break. They would prefer spending 10-hour workdays at a small health clinic in Jamaica, or walking house to house in the highlands […]
Dec 22, 2000
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand a masters degree program that prepares nurses as leaders. The grant makes it possible for any nurse in Nebraska to earn a degree at home through computer technology […]
Dec 20, 2000
Tailor-made Vaccines Give New Hope to Cancer Patients
Patients with incurable follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma may find new hope in a unique study involving the University of Nebraska Medical Center. UNMC is the first of 23 cancer centers in the country to participate in a clinical study assessing whether cancer vaccines, tailor made for the patient, elicit a specific immune response against the patient’s […]
Dec 11, 2000
Former Dean of UNMC College of Dentistry Assumes Presidency of American College of Dentists
Lincoln resident, Omaha native and former dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, Richard Bradley, D.D.S., has recently been inducted as president of the American College of Dentists. He currently teaches dentistry part-time at the UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln. Dr. Bradley, who graduated from Omaha Benson High School in […]
Dec 6, 2000
212 UNMC Students To Receive Diplomas In Kearney, Omaha and Scottsbluff at Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 212 University of Nebraska Medical Center students next week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Omaha and Scottsbluff. In Kearney, UNMC commencement is Thursday, December 14, at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on the Kearney campus. Graduates are in the Kearney Division of the College of […]
Dec 6, 2000
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center Receives $104,000 from Cattlemen’s Ball Proceeds
The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Eppley Cancer Center has received $104,000 in proceeds from the 2000 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska, an event which was held June 3 at the Haythorn Ranch near Arthur, Neb. “This contribution from the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Ball Association is very important,” said Kenneth Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UNMC […]
Nov 30, 2000