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Vicky Cerino UNMC public relations

State funding approved for Norfolk nursing division

State Sen. Mike Flood’s vision to ensure northeast Nebraska has enough nurses to care for its residents is a giant step closer to reality.

May 20, 2009

UNMC students receive Harris scholarship awards

Twenty-five UNMC nursing students and graduate students who study cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia recently were honored with scholarships from Norman Harris, an Omaha native who lives in San Diego.

May 12, 2009

Dr. Achutan leads study that deals smoking a blow in Vegas casinos

Second hand smoking has been dealt another blow — this time in some Las Vegas casinos.

May 11, 2009

UNeMed celebrates sale of license, creates new jobs for Nebraska

The creation of new jobs in these difficult times was cause for a celebration at a recent ceremonial ribbon-cutting in Plattsmouth that involved UNMC.

May 8, 2009

Dr. Schumacher recognized for cancer caregiving research

Taking care of someone with cancer is not easy. There are demands of performing the sometimes complicated health care tasks, as well as the time, energy and psychological rigors.

Apr 29, 2009

Dr. Tilden receives Lifetime Achievement Award from research society

Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, was honored recently when she received the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Midwest Nursing Research Society.

Apr 21, 2009

Memorial services to be held Saturday for Nancy Schneckloth

Memorial services for Nancy Schneckloth will be held Saturday at the United Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. in Shelby, Iowa. Schneckloth, a longtime faculty member at the UNMC College of Nursing, died Friday of Lou Gehrig’s disease. She was 70.

Apr 21, 2009

Award reflects Lindeman’s passion for teaching

She may not want her superiors to hear this, but Marlene Lindeman doesn’t consider what she does for UNMC to be work. It’s her passion and her life.

Apr 15, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Expert: more antioxidant research needed

Whether or not you believe in the value of antioxidants, there are three major scientific journals, 13,000 published reports and 960,000 citations on the Internet relating to the free radical theory on aging and related research.

Apr 15, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Antioxidant researcher to give Harman Lecture

It seems like every week there’s news about the benefit of antioxidants although the information sometimes conflicts.

Apr 1, 2009