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UNMC Nursing Students in Scottsbluff, Omaha Earn Dean’s List Honors
Thirty-three students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff and in the UNMC College of Nursing in Omaha were named to the deans list following the fall semester 1998. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The […]
Feb 8, 1999
UNMC Needs Flu Sufferers to Participate in National Research to Test New Drug
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is looking for people, ages 19 to 80, who have flu symptoms and would like to participate in a drug study. A $100 stipend will be paid to participants who successfully complete the study. All visits, laboratory tests and medication will be free. UNMC researchers, Jennifer Ekin, M.D., principal […]
Feb 8, 1999
53 UNMC College of Pharmacy Students Earn Dean’s List Honors at UNMC
Fifty-three students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the dean’s list for the 1998 fall semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. UNMC’s College of Pharmacy is […]
Feb 1, 1999
Ed Rejda To Retire as Executive Director of Information Technology Services at UNMC
Ed Rejda, who has led the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s information technology program since 1981, will retire effective March 31. Rejda, 59, began work at UNMC in 1970 as director of the Medical Computer Research Center. In 1971, he was appointed director of the Omaha Computing Facility, which provided computing services to both UNMC […]
Feb 1, 1999
UNMC Kearney Nursing Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Twenty-two students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division were named to the dean’s list following the fall semester 1998. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, with divisions in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, […]
Jan 29, 1999
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Rural Health Education Network recently hosted a 5-day workshop to familiarize future physicians and physician assistants with agri-medicine and rural health issues. Twenty-eight undergraduate students enrolled in pre-medicine and pre-physician assistant programs attended. They were from Chadron State College, Hastings College, Wayne State College, the University of Nebraska at […]
Jan 28, 1999
Research Provides New Technology at UNMC/NHS to Detect Osteoporosis Risk Quickly, at Lower Cost
Osteoporosis, a chronic, disabling yet preventable health problem for women, can now be monitored in a fast, safe, painless and cost-effective way at the Olson Center for Womens Health, part of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System. Since August, the center has been providing screening services and education about osteoporosis and […]
Jan 27, 1999
UNMC to Hold Third Cardiovascular Research Symposium
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will hold its Third Cardiovascular Research Symposium, Feb. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the UNMC Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. The symposium is targeted toward health care professionals. More than 2,600 Americans die each day of heart disease, according to the American Heart Association, and claims more […]
Jan 27, 1999
UNMC Students Prepare for Humanitarian Medical Mission in Jamaica
Spring break is already on the minds of some students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. They are preparing early for their spring break in Jamaica. But they won’t be laying on the beach. They’ll be working more than 10 hours a day providing medical care to the poor. The UNMC Student Alliance for […]
Jan 27, 1999
UNMC Seeks Nominations for J.G. (Jack) Elliott Award
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is currently accepting nominations for the 1999 J.G. (Jack) Elliott Award. The award is given annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to medicine and health programs for the state of Nebraska. The award is given in memory of Elliott, a former Scottsbluff resident who served on […]
Jan 22, 1999