Press Release
The Wright brothers probably never considered jet lag when they invented the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. Jet lag is the physiological side effect of rapidly crossing several time zones, resulting in disruption of the bodys circadian rhythms. Almost a century later, with the dawn of modern air travel and shiftworkers to support […]
May 25, 1999
UNMC Seeks Children, Teenagers For Nationwide Study on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Psychiatry is looking for 20 children and teenagers, ages 7-17, to participate in a 13-week research study of obsessive-compulsive disorder. UNMC is part of a national, 21-center study to evaluate a drug that may help help children who suffer from the disorder. Study participants are needed who […]
May 19, 1999
Gloria Johnson-Powell, M.D., Sc.D., a leading national authority in how higher education institutions can recruit more multicultural students, was in Omaha recently to speak at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Dr. Johnson-Powell, who is professor of child psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, provided her insights on why […]
May 18, 1999
The 32nd Annual Garden Walk sponsored by the Women’s Guild of the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, a unit of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will be held Sunday, June 13. Proceeds go to support the therapeutic, training and research activities benefiting children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and chronic handicapping conditions. […]
May 12, 1999
UNMC Dentistry Students to Receive Awards
Twenty dental and dental hygiene students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will receive honor awards for the 1998-99 school year. The recipients were chosen by the faculty based on their academic performance. The awards will be given during commencement ceromonies at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 7, at the Lied […]
May 3, 1999
525 UNMC Students to Receive Diplomas In Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha, Scottsbluff, at Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 525 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during commencement ceremonies beginning this week in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. In Kearney, UNMC commencement will be on Thursday, May 6, at 7 p.m. in the Health and Sports Center on the Kearney campus. In Lincoln, UNMC commencement will be on Friday, […]
May 3, 1999
College of Dentistry Dean Receives Awards
Stephen H. Leeper, D.D.S., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Dentistry, received the Nebraska Dental Association’s President’s Award at its annual meeting in April. The award is given to individuals who have made a difference in the dental profession, the NDA and for the future of dentistry. The NDA cited Dr. […]
May 3, 1999
Editorial: Celebrating National Nurses Week, May 6-12
Todays Nurse Needs More Education in Complex Health-Care Environment Bevely J. Hays, Ph.D, R.N., C.N.S., professor of nursing and clinical nurse specialist Elizabeth Rudolph, M.S.N., R.N., community health nurse University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha Health care today is far more complex than even a few years ago. Care is delivered in […]
Apr 30, 1999
Among the 18 nursing students graduating May 15 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff, are five men. In increasing numbers, men are choosing nursing professions. One of the five graduating is Sean Shirley of Gering. Shirley tried working heavy construction and preparing meals for residents at […]
Apr 30, 1999
NHS, UNMC Celebrate National Nurses Week, May 6-12
The Nebraska Health System and the University of Nebraska Medical Center will recognize nurses during National Nurses Week with a variety of activities, beginning May 6 and ending May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing as a profession. The week, themed, “Nurses: Healing from the Heart,” is dedicated to honoring nurses and […]
Apr 28, 1999