Press Release
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center Starts Breast Cancer Training Program for Graduate Students
The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Eppley Cancer Center announced today a breast cancer training program for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. The new program, set to begin in the fall, is being funded by a four-year, $850,000 Department of Defense Breast Cancer Training Grant from the United States Army. Kenneth Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director […]
Jul 7, 2000
Can hormone replacement therapy have a positive effect on preserving bones that support teeth in women following menopause as it is thought to do in the rest of the body? Preliminary research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry would seem to indicate that it can. A two-year, $107,000 clinical research […]
Jun 27, 2000
Minden native to Study in India
UNMC Research Coordinator Receives Fulbright Jill Brown, a research coordinator in geriatrics at UNMC, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study for nine months in India. In September, Brown will travel to Varanasi, India, where she will do a creative writing project centered on perspectives of death and dying. Located on the banks of […]
Jun 22, 2000
UNMC College of Medicine Alumni Establish $500,000 Teaching Award
A father and son have committed $500,000 to the University of Nebraska Foundation to establish a teaching excellence award at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine. It was made by two UNMC alums, Jerome Hirschmann, class of 1941, and his son, Richard, class of 1973. Both live in the Chicago area. Jerome […]
Jun 20, 2000
58 Eighth-Graders from Across Nebraska Attend UNMC’s 8th Annual Health/Science Meet
Fifty-eight eighth-grade students from 23 schools across Nebraska attended UNMC’s eighth annual Health/Science Meet June 15-17 for a three-day, educational and entertaining experience. The meets goal is to inspire Nebraska eighth-graders, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care. The students qualified for the meet by submitting science projects in regional science […]
Jun 20, 2000
Pathologist Recognized for Longtime Service to UNMC
Dr. Schenken Honored with Chancellor’s Distinguished Service Award The University of Nebraska Medical Center recently honored Jerald Schenken, M.D., a longtime volunteer faculty member, for 35 years of helping students and professionals in the medical field. Dr. Schenken, a volunteer clinical professor in the department of pathology and microbiology and The School of Allied Health […]
Jun 19, 2000
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division and the Tri-County Area Hospital District in Lexington are working together to provide senior nursing students 10 weeks of valuable nursing experience this summer. Sara Chapman-Gomez, a UNMC College of Nursing student and Lexington resident, and Kristi Melroy, Creighton University student of Holdrege are […]
Jun 19, 2000
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Psychiatry is participating in what is being called the largest, nationwide and most intense study to find the best treatment for depression in teenagers. The department is seeking 50 adolescents, age 12 to 17 years old who have symptoms of depression, to participate in a study to […]
Jun 9, 2000
Oral Health is Important to Overall Health
By John W. Reinhardt, D.D.S. Dean, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry On May 25, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher released the first-ever Surgeon Generals Report on Oral Health in America. This sweeping review identified areas to improve our nations oral health. What does this mean for Nebraskans? The first conclusion, you […]
Jun 9, 2000
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing invites anyone interested in pursuing a career in nursing or in pursuing advanced nursing specialties to attend a free open house on Sunday, June 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. Big Red Nursing Day, which will be held in the UNMC College of Nursing Cooper Auditorium, […]
Jun 6, 2000