Press Release

UNMC College of Dentistry Hosts Professionals’ Day, Honors Outstanding Students, Faculty

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln will host its 13th Annual Professionals Day on Friday, March 19 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 12, 1999

UNMC to Honor Rural Physicians in Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Rural Medical Training Program

The University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Family Medicine is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its rural preceptorship program one of the first in the United States. UNMC will honor 134 rural family medicine physicians from 58 communities in Nebraska at a luncheon March 26 during the Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians annual meeting […]

Mar 10, 1999

UNMC Study Seeks to Reduce Diagnostic Cost of Urinary Tract Infections

A University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher is seeking 1,000 women with urinary tract infections (UTI) to participate in a study that will try to determine the best method of diagnosing uncomplicated UTI while minimizing costs. The study, which is currently underway, is being directed by Gay Canaris, M.D., M.S.P.H., assistant professor in the internal […]

Mar 10, 1999

National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Expert Named Director of UNMC Eppley Cancer Center

Kenneth H. Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., a leading breast cancer expert at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., has been named director of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer & Allied Diseases and the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. The appointment is subject to the approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents at […]

Mar 10, 1999

UNMC, NHS To Hold April 13 Tree Planting in O’Neill To Raise Awareness for Organ and Tissue Donation

A tree-planting ceremony to honor organ donors and recipients will be held April 13 in O’Neill as part of “The Tree of Life” campaign being sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and  Nebraska Health System. Twenty-three Nebraska communities are participating in the tree-planting campaign, which is designed to raise the awareness level for […]

Mar 10, 1999

UNMC Physician, Julie Bridge, M.D., Honored with Award for Pioneering Work in Genetic Research

A University of Nebraska Medical Center genetic researcher, Julia Bridge, M.D., has received the Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award for 1999 from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The award is the highest recognition given for original research by the academy, which is comprised of 14,000 members. Only two researchers a year receive the […]

Mar 5, 1999

UNMC Seeks Volunteers for a Research Study to Stop Smoking

The University of Nebraska Medical Center is looking for volunteers who would like to participate in a medical research study to find an effective treatment for adults who want to stop smoking. Anyone between the ages of 19 to 65 who smoke at least 15 cigarettes per day is eligible for participation. Participants will receive […]

Mar 4, 1999

Danielle Jensen Newest Member of Media Team at UNMC

Danielle Jensen has joined the Public Affairs Department at the University of Nebraska Medical Center as a media specialist. In her new position, Jensen will be responsible for writing news releases and handling media inquiries. A 1998 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Jensen worked at KMTV-Channel 3 for a year and a […]

Mar 2, 1999

Proceeds To Go Toward UNMC Eppley Cancer Center: Cattlemen’s Ball Set for June 5 at Robb Ranch Near Lexington

The second annual Cattlemen’s Ball of  Nebraska will be held June 5 at the Robb Ranch southeast of Lexington with Dr. Joe and Dianne Jeffrey serving as hosts. The ball is held to promote beef in a healthy diet and to showcase rural Nebraska. All the money raised will stay in Nebraska with 90 percent […]

Mar 1, 1999

First Participant Identified for UNMC Study Seeking To Prevent or Delay Onset of Diabetes with Oral Insulin Treatment

A 7-year-old Lincoln boy is the first participant in a national diabetes study at the University of Nebraska Medical Center aimed at trying to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes in patients at risk for the disease. The boy, Jacob Marvin, is the son of Duane and Rochelle Marvin of Lincoln. Duane Marvin has […]

Feb 26, 1999