Press Release
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Psychiatry are involved in a nationwide study that could become the first new treatment for depression in 50 years. Out of more than 100 sites that applied to participate in the study, UNMC was one of 20 centers selected to test the safety and effectiveness […]
Aug 29, 2000
Physician Office Compliance to be Discussed
UNMC, Kutak Rock Offer October Legal Seminar The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Kutak Rock is sponsoring its Ninth Annual Healthcare Law Institute titled “Physician Office Compliance in a Changing Environment,” Friday, Oct. 6. Physicians, risk mangers and health care administrators are invited to attend the one-day conference at the W.H. Thompson Alumni Center […]
Aug 29, 2000
Donation will go toward Research Center of Excellence:
UNMC Receives Second Major Gift from Durham; New Research Center To Be Named in his Honor Omaha philanthropist Charles (Chuck) Durham, chairman of the Durham Foundation, has made a major donation to the University of Nebraska Medical Center believed to be the largest single gift ever received by that institution. This marks the second major […]
Aug 26, 2000
UNMC Completes First Surgery Using Robotic Equipment The University of Nebraska Medical Center last week successfully completed its first abdominal surgery using its new robotic surgical equipment. Ranjan Sudan, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, and Debra Sudan, M.D., associate professor of surgery, were co-surgeons on the Aug. 18 bowel resection surgery at Nebraska Health System […]
Aug 22, 2000
UNMC/NHS Completes First Surgery Using Robotic Equipment The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Health System last week successfully completed its first abdominal surgery using its new robotic surgical equipment. Ranjan Sudan, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, and Debra Sudan, M.D., associate professor of surgery, were co-surgeons on the Aug. 18 bowel resection […]
Aug 22, 2000
UNMC/NHS Complete First Surgery Using Robotic Equipment The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Health System last week successfully completed its first abdominal surgery using its new robotic surgical equipment. Ranjan Sudan, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, and Debra Sudan, M.D., associate professor of surgery, were co-surgeons on the Aug. 18 bowel resection […]
Aug 22, 2000
UNMC Completes First Surgery Using Robotic Equipment The University of Nebraska Medical Center last week successfully completed its first abdominal surgery using its new robotic surgical equipment. Ranjan Sudan, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, and Debra Sudan, M.D., associate professor of surgery, were co-surgeons on the Aug. 18 bowel resection surgery at Nebraska Health System […]
Aug 22, 2000
96 Students Receive Diplomas At UNMC
Diplomas will be conferred on 96 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this week. The following is a list of graduates by college, degree and hometown: College of Nursing Post Masters Certificate in Nursing DES MOINES, IA — Catherine J. Reynolds Stevenson College of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy LINCOLN — Ngoc Bich Chau School […]
Aug 8, 2000
Vaccine Against Viral Heart Disease Being Developed by UNMC Researchers
University of Nebraska Medical Center scientists have developed a prototype model for a vaccine against myocarditis, an often deadly form of heart disease, by genetically altering one of the very viruses that cause the disease. Myocarditis is an acute inflammation of the heart muscle that can be caused by specific viruses. The most common viruses […]
Aug 7, 2000
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