Press Release
First Class Set For Monday, Oct. 25:
UNMC/NHS South Omaha Community Care Council To Host Four Classes for Spanish-Speaking Newcomers to Omaha Moving to a new community can be a stressful time, especially if one doesnt know the rules and expectations. The South Omaha Community Care Council, in conjunction with English as Second Language classes, is providing a series of classes to […]
Oct 22, 1999
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and Nebraska Health System will host Madeleine Leininger, Ph.D., as its visiting nurse scholar, Nov. 15, 16 and 17. Dr. Leininger is the founder and international leader of transcultural nursing, the study and practice of providing care for people of diverse cultures. Dr. Leininger will make […]
Oct 21, 1999
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Student Association for Rural Health, made up of students from rural areas studying at UNMC, held Rural Health Professions Career Day Oct. 4. The event introduced students with an interest in health careers to the multitude of careers available in the health sciences. About 165 high school students and […]
Oct 20, 1999
Omaha area women are invited to attend the second annual Omaha Womens Health and Wellness Conference: Empowering Women for Healthy Living, on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The conference will be held at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Milo Bail Student Center, at 60th and Dodge Streets. The conference will […]
Oct 7, 1999
Comes from University of Iowa; Will Assume Post This Spring:
John Reinhardt, D.D.S., Named New Dean of UNMC College of Dentistry John Reinhardt, D.D.S., a longtime faculty member and department chair at the University of Iowa, has been named dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry. The announcement, which is subject to approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, […]
Sep 30, 1999
While UNMC recognizes that the use of fetal tissue for research is a sensitive issue, researchers will continue their work in this area. However, UNMC is exploring other avenues to obtain the fetal tissue. “UNMC has never used material from late term abortions,” said William Berndt, Ph.D., vice-chancellor for academic affairs. “We will not accept […]
Sep 30, 1999
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers, Janee van Waes, D.V.M., Ph.d., veterinarian (left), and Richard Finnell, Ph.D., director of the Center for Human Molecular Genetics, look at mouse embryos in the laboratory. Both were involved in the development of this mouse model will enable researchers to better understand how the transport of folic acid […]
Sep 30, 1999
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center Receives $140,000 from Cattlemen’s Ball Proceeds
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center has received $140,000 in proceeds from the 1999 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska held June 5 at the Robb Ranch near Lexington, Neb.. Dr. Joe Jeffrey and Diane Jeffrey of the Robb Ranch along with Shari Flaming, president of the Cattlemen’s Ball Advisory Board, and Ed Darby, […]
Sep 29, 1999
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund at UNMC Recognizes Outstanding Researcher
VinceThomas, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Section of Geriatrics and Gerontology in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has received the first $10,000 award from the Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Fund. The fund, which was established earlier this year through the University of Nebraska Foundation, will annually provide […]
Sep 29, 1999
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites nurses interested in earning bachelors or masters degrees in nursing to attend informational sessions in Norfolk, Oct. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. The session will discuss the programs and ways of earning a degree with greater flexibility through internet-based and other distance education. Nurses interested may attend […]
Sep 22, 1999