Press Release
Asian Woman’s Need for Bone Marrow Transplant Prompts Minority Bone Marrow Testing Drive
The local American Red Cross and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Nebraska Chapter have organized a bone marrow testing drive for minorities who may be interested in potentially saving the lives of minorities in need of bone marrow for bone marrow transplants. A shortage of donors exists among people who are of Asian, Pacific Islander, […]
Dec 16, 1997
164 Students to Receive Diplomas at UNMC Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 164 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this month during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Omaha, Lincoln and Scottsbluff. In Kearney on Thursday, December 18, at 7 p.m., 23 students from the College of Nursing will receive diplomas at the Fine Arts Recital Hall at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. […]
Dec 15, 1997
UNMC College of Pharmacy Receives $100,000 Gift for Scholarships
Joseph D. Williams, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Warner-Lambert Co. – – one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, has made a gift of stock valued at $100,000 to the University of Nebraska Foundation to benefit his alma mater. The gift establishes the Joseph D. Williams Pharmacy Scholarship/Leadership Award and provides scholarship assistance […]
Dec 15, 1997
Cuming County Farmers Sought for UNMC Program Directed Toward Farm Safety and Better Health
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is teaming with a rural Nebraska hospital and a cooperative extension to offer a new program designed to reduce the high rate of illness and injury in agriculture. Twelve farmers in the Cuming County area are being sought to enroll in the program, which will be administered by UNMC, […]
Dec 12, 1997
Twenty children and teenagers ages eight through 17 are needed to participate in a research study of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Study participants are needed who are not currently on medication or are willing to discontinue their current medication. Both the child and parent must be willing to participate. Medication, laboratory tests and treatment during the study […]
Dec 3, 1997
Former Regent Establishes Family Medicine Fund at UNMC with $100,000 Gift
Robert R. Koefoot, M.D., a former member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, has made a $100,000 gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to commemorate the life and work of his father, Theodore H. Koefoot, Sr., M.D. The gift has established the “Theodore H. Koefoot, Sr., M.D. Family Medicine Fund” at […]
Nov 24, 1997
A bout with hepatitis C can become a lifelong affliction leading to a shortened life. More than half of the people who contract the disease suffer chronically from hepatitis C. The disease also has been blamed for causing liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. Grants from the Schering-Plough Research Institute now are enabling scientists […]
Nov 19, 1997
Don Leuenberger To Leave State Post To Rejoin UNMC as Vice Chancellor
Donald S. Leuenberger, policy secretary of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System, will return to his former post as vice chancellor of business and finance at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The move, which is pending approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents at its Nov. 22 meeting, would be effective […]
Nov 12, 1997
The Cosmopolitan-University of Nebraska Medical Center Mobile Nursing Center and United HealthCare of the Midlands are taking health education into the homes of children with moderate to severe asthma to improve their quality of life and reduce the need for emergency room visits and hospitalizations. This spring, United HealthCare of the Midlands contracted with the […]
Nov 12, 1997
The University of Nebraska Hospital Auxiliary will host its annual Holiday Happenings Boutique Nov. 20 and 21 at the Outpatient Care Center, 45th and Emile streets. Proceeds from the event will go towards purchasing amenities for use by patients and families who will stay at the Lied Transplant Center, which is scheduled to open next […]
Nov 6, 1997