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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
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
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