Press Release
American Heart Association Sponsors TeleParty to Raise Money for Research
Volunteers will be let their fingers do the walking and their voices do the talking on Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., during the American Heart Association TeleParty Campaign. More than 80 volunteers will gather in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center Amphitheater to call neighbors, co-workers and friends […]
Nov 30, 1998
Local Students Attend Rural Health Professions Career Day at UNMC
More than 115 students and teachers attended the second annual University of Nebraska Medical Center Rural Health Professions Career Day held earlier this fall. The event introduced students with an interest in science to the multitude of careers available in the health sciences. Students from more than 27 schools attended the day-long event, which is […]
Nov 12, 1998
UNMC/NHS and AOL to Host On-line Chat Focusing on The Lied Transplant Center
Together with America Online, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Health System will host an on-line chat Monday, Nov. 16, from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The chat is part of a week of activities celebrating the grand opening of The Lied Transplant Center. Sen. Bob Kerrey, several UNMC transplant physicians, nurses, researchers […]
Nov 9, 1998
Local Teachers Attended UNMC Teachers Connection Workshop
Twelve high school and junior high science teachers recently attended the second annual Teachers Connection Workshop at the University of Nebraska Medical Center held earlier this fall. The event exposed teachers to concepts that could be taught in the classroom. For example, Robert Wickert, a medical technologist, showed teachers how to use a computer module […]
Nov 1, 1998
Nebraska Medical Education Fund, Inc., Awards $40,000 in 1998-99 Scholarships
Eight medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have received $5,000 scholarships from the Nebraska Medical Education Fund, Inc. The scholarships, which cover approximately one-half of the cost of medical school tuition, are awarded annually to outstanding medical students. The fund was founded in 1959, by Omaha physicians Rudolph Schenken, M.D., and Clinton […]
Nov 1, 1998
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