Greg Forbes UNMC College of Nursing

Retired nursing professor pens book on Nebraska healthcare pioneer

Former College of Nursing professor Dr. Nancy Waltman recently published “Healer: Susan La Flesche Picotte,” a look at the United States’ first female Native American doctor.

Oct 18, 2023

Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD, the first female Native American doctor in the United States, is the subject of retired UNMC College of Nursing professor Nancy Waltman's book.

Fall/winter nursing events

Check out upcoming fall and winter events at the College of Nursing.

Oct 18, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing has several events planned this fall and winter.

Nursing faculty to be honored with research awards

Drs. Elizabeth Mollard, Michele Balas and Windy Alonso will accept UNMC research awards at the Nov. 9 ceremony.

Oct 18, 2023

Elizabeth Mollard, PhD; Michele Balas, PhD; and Windy Alonso, PhD, from left, will accept UNMC research awards at the Nov. 9 ceremony.

Norway exchange students see nursing in new light

Vegard Valen, Annikken Olsen and Cecilie Hornburg traveled to Omaha from Norway to spend the semester in the undergraduate program at UNMC College of Nursing.

Oct 18, 2023

Vegard Valen, Annikken Olsen and Cecilie Hornburg traveled to Omaha from Norway to spend the semester in the undergraduate program at UNMC College of Nursing.

Nursing’s Dr. Alonso, team tackle groundbreaking exercise research

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is funding the project working with certain heart failure patients.

Sep 8, 2023

Windy Alonso, PhD

UNMC College of Nursing, Indian health coalition partner on new clinic

Nursing faculty will provide advanced practice clinical services at NUIHC’s comprehensive community center.

Aug 1, 2023

The NUIHC Health and Wellness Clinic opens to the community on Aug. 7. Located at 23rd and N streets in South Omaha at NUIHC’s comprehensive community center, the clinic will have UNMC College of Nursing faculty providing the advanced practice clinical services.

Med center reps study digital health coaching for cancer survivors

The COACH study is one of the first to investigate augmented coaching and an individual’s health outcomes.

Jul 21, 2023

Robin Lally, PhD, and Rachael Schmidt, DNP

Dr. Johnson appointed UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division assistant dean

New leader calls for more community engagement by college in Norfolk area.

Jul 7, 2023

Angela Johnson, EdD

Honors and recognition

Linda Herrick, PhD, was reappointed to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) for a full three-year term. Her term began on Jan. 1, 2023, and ends on Dec. 31, 2025. The ARC is tasked with “making confidential recommendations regarding accreditation” to the CCNE Board of Commissioners. It meets twice per […]

May 9, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing students, faculty and staff earned a number of recognitions this spring.

Nursing faculty secure major research grants

Windy Alonso, PhD, and Michele Balas, PhD, were awarded research grants through the National Institute of Health in April.

May 9, 2023

Windy Alonso, PhD, earned a five-year, $3.85 million National Institute of Health grant for a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-sponsored project.