Press Release
$1.3 Million Renewable Award to UNMC Researcher
UNMCs Dr. Lynell Klassen Receives Prestigious MERIT Award from NIH University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Lynell Klassen, M.D., has received the prestigious Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health. The five-year award totals $1.3 million. Dr. Klassen, the […]
Apr 26, 2000
Researchers from UNMC Team with Nebraska Department of HHS and CDC:
New Antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Bacteria Identified; Study Appears in New England Journal of Medicine Researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center have teamed with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control to determine how antibiotic-resistant bacteria develop to cause disease in humans. The investigation, which is detailed in […]
Apr 26, 2000
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites nurses interested in earning bachelors or masters degrees in nursing to attend informational sessions in Beatrice, May 2, to learn about ways to earn a degree with greater flexibility through Internet-based and other distance education. Informational sessions will be held in the Homesteader Room at the Beatrice Community […]
Apr 24, 2000
Surgeon’s Research Also Recognized with $1.1 Million Grant from National Institutes of Health
Dr. Timothy Baxter Selected for Membership in Prestigious James IV Association of Surgeons, Inc. Timothy Baxter, M.D., a professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, is one of four surgeons in the United States to be selected for membership in the James IV Association of Surgeons, Inc. […]
Apr 24, 2000
Ricky Van Shelton to be featured at 2000 Cattlemen’s Ball
Country music artist Ricky Van Shelton will be featured at the third annual Cattlemens Ball of Nebraska to be held June 3 at the Haythorn Ranch near Arthur, Neb. In addition to five platinum and three gold albums, Shelton has had 12 hit singles including I am a Simple Man, Between the Lines and Just […]
Apr 19, 2000
The Friends of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center have established a $300,000 endowment at the University of Nebraska Foundation to demonstrate their commitment to cancer research and education at the University of Nebraska Medical Centers Eppley Cancer Center. The yearly interest generated by the endowment will be available to the Cancer Center for its research […]
Apr 17, 2000
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Selected into Dental Honorary Society
Five University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry students were recently selected as members of the Alpha Alpha Chapter, the colleges chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, a national dental honorary society that consists of 58 chapters in the United States. Omicron Kappa Upsilon was founded in 1914 at Northwestern University Dental School in Evanston, […]
Apr 12, 2000
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry student, John McPherson of Kemmerer, Wyo., has received the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Kramer Award of Excellence. McPherson, a junior dental student, was selected based on his scholastic record, character, potential for advancement in the dentistry profession, service to humanity and dedication and service. He is the son […]
Apr 12, 2000
Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, Grand Island, Kearney North Platte, Scottsbluff
UNMC, Distance Learning Partners Present Free Mini-Medical Series for Public on Breakthroughs in Cardiovascular Research & Treatment The heart is one of the strongest and most vital organs of the body. Disease or lifestyle choices weaken the heart and its circulatory network. Left unchecked, the result could be fatal. The public is invited to attend […]
Apr 11, 2000
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy students were recently recognized with awards during the annual convention of the American Pharmaceutical Association in Washington, D.C. The UNMC students are members of the Academy of Students of Pharmacy, a division of the association. The academy represents more than 18,000 pharmacy students at schools in […]
Apr 10, 2000