Tom O’Connor UNMC public affairs

Formal dedication of Olson outpatient center today

A formal dedication of the new outpatient center at the Olson Center for Women’s Health will take place this morning, and public tours and refreshments will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m.

Oct 17, 2007

Olson Center for Women’s Health up and running

A unique outpatient center — providing a wide array of services for women in one location — is now open at UNMC.

Oct 11, 2007

Spreading the word to rural Nebraska

Pierre Fayad, M.D., is on a mission to make people more aware of the dangers associated with stroke, the No. 3 killer behind heart disease and cancer. Dr. Fayad, the Reynolds Centennial Professor and chairman of the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences, took his message on the road last week heading to western Nebraska to make presentations in Scottsbluff, North Platte and McCook.

Sep 24, 2007

Ambassador of Hope Gala named one of Omaha’s top events

In an Academy Award-style event, the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center was one of seven award winners honored at the inaugural Big Event Awards Celebration held Sept. 12 at the Joslyn Art Museum.

Sep 20, 2007

UNMC neurosurgeon among first trained on FDA-approved cervical artificial disk replacement

Peter Lennarson, M.D., a neurosurgeon for UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is the first physician in the area to have completed training on implanting an artificial disc for people with degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine.

Sep 13, 2007

UNMC student enrollment climbs to record high

For the third straight year, student enrollment at UNMC reached an all-time high with 3,124 students enrolled for the 2007-08 school year – an increase of 1.9 percent over last year’s previous record total of 3,067.

Sep 11, 2007

Alumni Reunion to bring together several colleges

One Class — World Class. That’s the catchy theme for this year’s UNMC Alumni Reunion Celebration on Oct. 5 and 6 in Omaha.

Sep 6, 2007

Delegates dinner draws more than 110 people

Despite threatening weather and a tornado warning, more than 110 people turned out on Aug. 20 in the Durham Research Center atrium for the first UNMC Delegates dinner.

Aug 30, 2007

Two UNMC events nominated for awards

Two UNMC special events — one to raise money for the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, the other to raise money and awareness for organ donation — have been nominated for major awards in the inaugural Big Event Awards Celebration being held at 8 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Joslyn Art Museum.

Aug 30, 2007

Colorado researcher/educator named new pharmacy dean

A prodigious researcher with 25 years of academic pharmacy experience, Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D., has been selected as the new dean of the UNMC College of Pharmacy.

Aug 1, 2007

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