Press Release
University of Nebraska Medical Center Announces
1998-99 Scholarship Recipients A total of 628 students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center received scholarships during the 1998-99 school year. The academic scholarships are funded and administered in part by UNMC and the University of Nebraska Foundation. This year the scholarships totaled over $1.9 million. The students who received scholarships are listed below […]
Mar 23, 1999
Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D. Named To Von Housen Professorship at UNMC
Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., a developmental biologist who is chairman and professor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Cell Biology and Anatomy Department, has been named to the Von Housen Professorship at UNMC. Dr. Rosenquist joined UNMC in 1992 after 22 years of prior experience in academic medicine, including four years at the University of […]
Mar 22, 1999
UNMC College of Dentistry Students Make Fall 1998-99 Dean’s List
Twenty-six students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln were named to the dean’s list for the 1998-99 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: Bachelor of Science […]
Mar 15, 1999
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
More Than $4 Million Awarded in Research Grants to UNMC
Nearly three million school-age children in the United States are afflicted with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and the numbers are growing. ADHD is identified through certain characteristics and behaviors such as inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. One of the largest grants received by the University of Nebraska Medical Center during the final quarter of 1998 will fund a […]
Mar 12, 1999
Ira J. Fox, M.D., associate professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Surgery and transplant surgeon, has been named the 1999 College of Medicine Outstanding Investigator. He received a $1,000 cash award and plaque. Dr. Fox is a native of Omaha. Dr. Fox received the award for his research which proved that hepatocyte cells, […]
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