Press Release

UNMC to Hold Informational Sessions in Valentine for Nurses Interested in Pursuing Bachelor’s, Master’s Degrees The University of Nebraska Medical Center will hold informational sessions Aug. 26 and 27 in Valentine for registered nurses interested in pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in nursing.  Carol Pullen, Ed.D., assistant dean for rural nursing education, for the College […]

Aug 11, 1998

Gift to NU Foundation Will Benefit the UNMC College of Nursing

A gift of $50,000 to the University of Nebraska Foundation will benefit the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Ken Morehead a resident of Big Lake, Mo, and a native of Falls City, Neb., has made the gift commitment to the Kenneth E. Morehead Development Fund, a fund that he established […]

Aug 6, 1998

UNMC Receives Gift to Fund Cardiovascular Research

 Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have received a $40,000 grant to continue research to identify factors that put people at risk for cardiovascular illnesses and determine how these risks can be lowered or eliminated. The trustees of the Shrike-Hlavac Memorial Trust directed the gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to fund […]

Aug 6, 1998

UNMC Hosted First 8th Grade Health/Science Alumni Meet

Seventeen students from 14 different communities in Nebraska attended the first 8th Grade Health/Science Alumni Meet at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, July 28 to 30. The alumni meet was open to high school and college students who had attended either the 1993, 1994 or 1995 UNMC 8th Grade Health/Science Meets and still have […]

Aug 3, 1998

UNMC Nursing Students Earn Dean’s List Honors

Eighty-eight  students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing were named to the dean’s list following the 1998 spring semester.  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, is the […]

Jul 28, 1998

UNMC and Cox Communications to Launch New TV Show on Cox 02TV

The University of Nebraska Medical Center will launch a 26-week pilot cable television show on July 28 at 9:30 p.m., on Cox O2TV, channel 2. The topic for the shows premiere is, Cancer Research and the Media: Fact or Hype. The program, A Healthy Debate, will focus on ethical, scientific and practical aspects of health […]

Jul 24, 1998

UNMC Study Seeks 20 Children Between the Ages of 7 and 18 Who Suffer From Frequent Headaches

The University of Nebraska Medical Center is looking for 20 children between the ages of 7 and 18 years old who suffer from frequent headaches. The children are needed for a UNMC study evaluating whether headache therapy currently conducted in a hospital clinic setting, can be done effectively in a primary care or doctor’s office […]

Jul 24, 1998

Headlines: Register Online for Mini-Medical School

Jul 24, 1998

UNMC to Host Dedication Ceremony for Addition to the Munroe-Meyer Institute

   A world-class research facility that will centralize genetic research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus will be officially dedicated at 9:30 a.m., on Monday, July 27. The three-level, 36,000 gross square foot building, which is part of the Munroe-Meyer Institute at UNMC, is located at 45th and Dewey streets.  The addition will […]

Jul 24, 1998

Dr. Payne Named Assistant Dean for UNMC College of Dentistry  Jeffrey Payne, D.D.S., has been named assistant dean for research and postgraduate and graduate dental education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln. The appointment, effective July 1, is new to the college’s management structure. It was created by combining […]

Jul 24, 1998