Press Release
Effort Yields About $600,000 in 1999-2000
UNMC Makes Annual Commitment to Research Infrastructure The University of Nebraska Medical Center is assembling the building blocks that are essential to becoming a premier research institution. Most recently, the Chancellor’s Council approved a program to help develop and maintain an infrastructure that nurtures and enhances research activities. The innovative new approach calls for an […]
Aug 3, 2000
Nebraskans in 47 of 93 counties have limited access to dentists and those in 16 counties have no dentists in the county. In April, Gov. Mike Johanns signed into law LB 1115 that aims to reduce these shortages by providing financial incentives established by the Nebraska Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act. The bill […]
Aug 2, 2000
Cultural Trip Included Lessons in Health Care, Spanish
UNMC Students Spent Summer in Latin America Nineteen University of Nebraska Medical Center students spent the summer studying community health care and Spanish in Guatemala. The four-week course, offered through UNMC’s International Studies and Programs, gave students the opportunity to learn about the delivery of health care in Central America by observing and shadowing at […]
Aug 1, 2000
Volunteers Needed for UNMC Tour Program
Volunteers are needed to serve as docents for the University of Nebraska Medical Center Tour Program. The position involves escorting groups to various locations on campus. From school-age children to state senators and foreign VIPs, more than 2,000 people visit UNMC each year to learn about its education, research, patient care and outreach programs. Docents […]
Aug 1, 2000
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites nurses interested in earning bachelors or masters degrees in nursing, including the family nurse practitioner program, to attend free informational sessions in Beatrice, Aug. 16. The sessions will discuss ways to earn a degree with greater flexibility using the Internet and other distance education tools. Informational sessions will […]
Jul 31, 2000
UNMC College of Nursing Recognizes Gering Resident, Duane Schmutzer, for Nursing Teaching Excellence
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has selected Duane Schmutzer of Gering, as its 2000 recipient of the Rosalee C. Yeaworth Teaching Excellence Award. Schmutzer is an assistant professor of nursing at the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff. Thirty-one nominations were received for this years award. Criteria for […]
Jul 31, 2000
First Procedures Will Be Later This Summer
UNMC To Become Eighth U.S. Medical Center To Use Robotic Surgical Equipment The University of Nebraska Medical Center soon will be the eighth medical center in the United States to use robotic surgical equipment that allows patients less surgical trauma, shorter hospital stays, and faster rehabilitation and recovery. We are excited about this new innovation […]
Jul 26, 2000
UNMC State of Nebraska Make Available Report on Health Status of Nebraskans
A report on Nebraskas health status reveals that more than 50 percent of all hospital stays are paid for by Medicare and Medicaid, making Nebraska hospitals highly vulnerable to major changes in public policies. In the states efforts to provide health insurance to uninsured children, the Kids Connection program increased its enrollment in one year […]
Jul 25, 2000
Biomedical Research Enriches Academics
UNMC to Double Research Funding by 2004 The University of Nebraska Medical Center is on target to increase its annual research funding to $68 million by the beginning of fiscal year 2004-2005. The increase, outlined in UNMC’s Research Strategic Plan, would yield a broad range of direct and indirect economic benefits. As of July 1, […]
Jul 20, 2000
UNMC College of Pharmacy Students Make Dean’s List for Spring 2000
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the deans list for the spring 2000 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. UNMC’s College of Pharmacy is one […]
Jul 20, 2000