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Grant may help Nebraska meth addicts
Rep. Lee Terry recently visited UNMC to discuss with Bruce Buehler, M.D., a pilot program that may help change the epidemic of methamphetamine addiction not only in Nebraska, but in the United States. Terry was instrumental in getting $150,000 in funding for the Integrating Systems against Methamphetamine Abuse.
Jun 19, 2006
Bartee named vice chancellor for external affairs at UNMC
Bob Bartee, executive assistant to the chancellor since joining the medical center in 1980, has been named vice chancellor for external affairs at UNMC. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Thursday approved the new appointment, creating the fourth vice chancellor post at UNMC.
Jun 16, 2006
Plans move ahead for Bennett Hall renovation
UNMC received approval from the University of Nebraska Board of Regents Thursday on a program statement and budget to allow for renovation of Bennett Hall.
Jun 16, 2006
More than 1,000 people enjoyed the College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary carnival Wednesday in the Swanson Courtyard. Click to watch the photo show.
Jun 16, 2006
College of Medicine history contest results
The College of Medicine’s eight-day trivia contest ends today with a summary of the winners. Find out what else is in store for the 125th anniversary, as well as the answer to our last historical question — what College of Medicine department chairman was the first commissioner of the Medical Services Administration – the federal agency established to administer Medicare?
Jun 15, 2006
Autistic teens steal limelight
Dick Vermeil knew he had been upstaged, but he didn’t mind one bit. The NFL coaching legend delivered the keynote address at the 5th annual GWR Sunshine Foundation benefit dinner at Qwest Center Omaha on June 4 to raise money for the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s autism program.
Jun 15, 2006
Dental day in Panhandle helps children, tests telehealth system
During the three years the UNMC College of Dentistry has taken Children’s Dental Day to the Panhandle, more than 500 children have received care and nearly $300,000 worth of services have been provided.
Jun 15, 2006
Test your College of Medicine history, win a T-shirt – day 8
Today marks the campuswide carnival celebrating the College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary. Swing by the Swanson Courtyard (west of the Durham Outpatient Center) between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for cotton candy, jazz music, clowns, jugglers and games. Today, also marks your last chance to win our trivia contest. Learn when the medical school almost lost its accreditation — our seventh question in the series — and then be challenged with one final question.
Jun 14, 2006
UNMC student receives $25,000 fellowship
Thomas Wilson is one of 66 medical students, and the only student from UNMC, to receive a $25,000 fellowship from Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Jun 14, 2006
Students mix health, science, fun
In a UNMC pharmacy lab, three eighth-graders — Jordyn Lechtenberg, Devin Marie Jones and Tonnie Blount — conducted an experiment about the principles of drug compounding. The result: a recipe for rubbery-textured, gummy candy. The trio was among 58 eighth-graders from 31 schools across Nebraska to participate in UNMC’s 14th annual Health/Science Meet June 1-3.
Jun 14, 2006