Press Release
UNMC Professor Receives the 1998 Samuel Weiss Award from the American College of Gastroneterology
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has been awarded Rowen K. Zetterman, M.D., the 1998 Samuel Weiss Award, which is given annually to an individual who has made generous contributions of time, effort and creativity to the ACG. Dr. Zetterman is professor, vice chairman and director of clinical operation of the department of internal medicine […]
Oct 29, 1998
Dean Flechs Named Director of the Office of Student Equity and Multicultural Affairs at UNMC
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has named Dean Flechs director of the Office of Student Equity and Multicultural Affairs (OSEMA), which was established last May within the UNMC Division of Student Services to create and maintain a broadly diverse student body. Flechs, who began his duties Oct. 1, is an enrolled member of the […]
Oct 29, 1998
UNMC Physician Elected to National Leadership Post
The American Academy of Family Physicians has elected Deborah McPherson, M.D., as a board member of the AAFP, the 11-member governing body made up of nine family medicine physicians, one medical resident and one medical student. This is the first time a Nebraskan has served on the board. McPherson, 39, a family medicine resident at […]
Oct 28, 1998
UNMC Professor Elected to Executive Council of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Uday B. Kompella, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, has been elected to a three-year term as secretary/treasurer, regulatory affairs on the executive council for the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Dr. Kompella received his bachelors degree in 1987 from Birla Institute of Technology and Science […]
Oct 28, 1998
Harold M. Maurer, M.D., Named UNMC Chancellor
University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D., has announced the appointment of Harold M. Maurer, M.D., as chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, effective Dec. 1. The appointment was approved by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents at its Oct. 23 meeting. Dr. Maurer has served as dean of the UNMC […]
Oct 27, 1998
Vitamin C May Inhibit Development of Stomach and Esophageal Cancers
Taking vitamin C with each meal may help prevent stomach and esophageal cancer, according to a study published this fall in the journal Nutrition and Cancer. The study was headed by Sidney Mirvish, Ph.D., a researcher at the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Collaborators […]
Oct 21, 1998
A Healthy Debate’ TV Show Moves to New Time Slot, 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, 02TV/UPN Channel 2
A Healthy Debate, a cable television show produced by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Cox Communications, Inc., will now air 30 minutes earlier at 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, on Coxs O2TV/United Paramount Network channel 2. It follows a new dramatic show called, Mercy Point, a series about a futuristic hospital in outer space. […]
Oct 13, 1998
World Renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon to Deliver Keynote Address at UNMC/SNMA Conference
World-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, motivational speaker and acclaimed author, Benjamin Carson, M.D., is the keynote speaker at the 1998 Region II Conference of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA). The conference, which is hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its SNMA chapter, will be held Oct. 23 at the DoubleTree Hotel. As part […]
Oct 13, 1998
The UNMC College of Dentistry Museum to Open for Free One-Week Public Viewing
Homecoming weekend is full of reunions, football and dental artifacts. During the week of Oct. 12 to 17, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will open its museum for a one-week, free, public viewing. The museum is located in room 31 in the College of Dentistry at 40th and Holdrege streets in […]
Oct 7, 1998
Leading Breast Cancer Specialist to Deliver a Public Lecture at UNMC
Director of one of the nations largest and most preeminent breast cancer research programs, Marc E. Lippman, M.D., will speak at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on Thursday, Oct. 8. Molecular Therapies for Breast Cancer, is part of the Henry Lemon, M.D., Memorial Lectureship in Breast Cancer. The 4 p.m. lecture is open to […]
Oct 6, 1998