Press Release
Gives Hope to Patients Waiting for a Liver Transplant
UNMC Surgeons Perform First Adult Living-Related Liver Transplant in Nebraska University of Nebraska Medical Center surgeons recently performed the first adult-to-adult living donor liver transplant in Nebraska. The procedure is a potentially a life-saving alternative to patients on the national United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) liver transplant waiting list. On Feb. 28, Tim Seitz, […]
Mar 9, 2000
Gives Hope to Patients Waiting for a Liver Transplant
UNMC Surgeons Perform First Adult Living-Related Liver Transplant in Nebraska University of Nebraska Medical Center surgeons recently performed the first adult-to-adult living donor liver transplant in Nebraska. The procedure is a potentially a life-saving alternative to patients on the national United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) liver transplant waiting list. On Feb. 28, Tim Seitz, […]
Mar 8, 2000
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln will host its 14th Annual Professionals Day on Friday, March 17, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event celebrates scholarly activities and provides students, faculty and the dental community an opportunity to share professional and academic activities. It will be held in the […]
Mar 6, 2000
UNMC Names Yvette Holly as Executive Director of Information Technology Services
Yvette Holly, an 18-year veteran of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, was recently named executive director of UNMC Information Technology Services. Holly succeeds Ed Rejda who served as executive director of ITS from 1981 until 1999. Upon Rejda’s retirement in April, Holly served as interim executive director of ITS and continued her role as […]
Mar 3, 2000
UNMC Medical Students Travel to Jamaica March 12 for Humanitarian Medical Mission
Twenty-one medical students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine in Omaha are preparing for a six-day spring break in Jamaica. But they won’t be laying on the beach. They’ll be working 10 hours or more a day providing medical care to the poor. The UNMC Student Alliance for Global Health is […]
Feb 28, 2000
UNMC’s Dr. Gay Canaris Co-Authors Study in Archives of Internal Medicine:
Study Calls for Expanded Testing As Undiagnosed Thyroid Disease May Affect Thousands The largest study to date evaluating the prevalence of thyroid disease indicates there may be more than 13 million Americans who are unaware they have a thyroid condition even though the disease may be impacting their short- and long-term health. This is double […]
Feb 28, 2000
Featured Speaker Recognized Internationally as Pioneer in Dental Hygiene Profession
UNMC Dental Hygiene Program in Lincoln Celebrates 35th Anniversary The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistrys dental hygiene program will celebrate its 35th anniversary Saturday, Feb. 26. The program is the only dental hygiene program in Nebraska that offers a bachelors degree in dental hygiene. Faculty, staff, students and alumni will celebrate with […]
Feb 22, 2000
Results Published in journal Science
UNMC Researcher, Colleagues Develop New Cell Transplantation Method That May Help Fight Off Liver Failure Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)/Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), along with colleagues at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Okayama University Medical School in Japan and Genetix Pharmaceuticals have developed a method of genetically manipulating liver cells […]
Feb 18, 2000
UNMC Eye Researcher, Carl Camras, M.D., Receives $60,000 Grant
Carl Camras, M.D., professor and vice chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology, has received a $60,000 Senior Scientific Investigator Award from Research to Prevent Blindness. The grant supports work of nationally recognized senior scientists conducting eye research. Research to Prevent Blindness is the world’s leading voluntary organization in support of […]
Feb 17, 2000
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Make Fall 1999-00 Dean’s List
Twenty-eight students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln were named to the dean’s list for the 1999-00 fall semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 10 percent of their class. Qualifiers are listed below by program of study and hometown: Dental Hygiene Program […]
Feb 15, 2000