Press Release
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
Resource Guide Now Available on Local Store Shelves
UNMC Surgeons Pen Book for Mouth, Throat Cancer Patients Nearly two years ago, William Lydiatt, M.D., was searching Amazon.com for reference material he could provide patients diagnosed with mouth and throat cancer. Surprisingly, the University of Nebraska Medical Center surgeon found nothing. “That was the genesis of the book,” said Dr. Lydiatt, who co-authored “Cancers […]
Nov 30, 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
UNMC College of Nursing Recognized Nationally for Innovative Gerontology Education Program
The UNMC College of Nursing received the second-place Award for Exceptional Baccalaureate Curriculum in Gerontologic Nursing from the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University (Hartford Institute) in collaboration with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The award narrative cited UNMCs nursing curriculum as an innovative example of […]
Nov 29, 2000
Final day features trip to Winnebago and tour of health facilities, a powwow and feast;
Unique Symposium to Address Epidemic of Diabetes Among Native Americans A unique symposium addressing the epidemic of diabetes among Native Americans will be held Nov. 28 to 30 with presentations by a number of tribal members and healers as well as health-care experts in diabetes prevention from the public health and academic settings. The first […]
Nov 22, 2000
Marsha Sullivan will present successful outcomes data at national conference in Washington, D.C.
UNMC Speech Pathologist Helps Young Female Athletes Overcome Breathing Disorders Nothing frightens young athletes in the middle of competition or a strenuous workout more than a sudden inability to breathe. They wheeze, gasp, hyperventilate and may even lose consciousness. In some cases, medical examination identifies the problem as exercise induced asthma. Others have a […]
Nov 14, 2000
Public Invited to UMA Open House
Free Winter Health Screenings Offered Saturday, Nov. 18 During Winter Health Tune Up Event The public is invited to “Get a Winter Health Tune Up,” Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the University Medical Associates West, located in the Clarkson West Medical Center building at 144th and Center streets near the Oak […]
Nov 10, 2000