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Dr. Klassen named internal medicine chairman
Lynell Klassen, M.D., Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Medicine and associate chief of staff for research for the Omaha Veterans Administration Medical Center, has been named chairman of UNMC’s Department of Internal Medicine, effective Oct. 1.
Sep 8, 2005
Faculty, employee assistance program here to help
The stories of human suffering in the Gulf Coast area have hit close to home for many in the Midlands who have family, memories and ties to the area. Counselors with the UNMC Faculty/Employee Assistance Program are available to employees who are having difficulty dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Sep 8, 2005
Red Cross representatives on campus today
Representatives of the American Red Cross will be on the UNMC campus today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside the Nebraska Cafe for employees interested in contributing to the hurricane relief effort. All of the money collected will go to the disaster area. UNMC’s information on Hurricane Katrina can be found at http://www.unmc.edu/katrina.
Sep 7, 2005
Transplant patients find safe haven at med center
Denise Breaux and her 3-year-old daughter Bailey were on the sixth floor of Tulane Hospital when Hurricane Katrina crashed ashore. The young girl received a liver, small bowel and pancreas transplant from UNMC in 2002. On Tuesday, Breaux and two other transplant families said thanks to the medical center family that has rescued them more than once.
Sep 7, 2005
Message from President Milliken on the hurricane
Read a message from James B. Milliken, president of the University of Nebraska, on Hurricane Katrina and the university’s response.
Sep 6, 2005
UNMC, hospital accept Gulf Coast patients, students
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, are welcoming patients and students evacuated from the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Click to also find out when the American Red Cross will be on campus for employees interested in contributing to the relief effort.
Sep 6, 2005
Message from Chancellor Maurer, Dean Gollan on Hurricane Katrina
Message from UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and UNMC College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., on relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina.
Sep 6, 2005
Accreditation consultant to be on campus Sept. 15
A consultant/representative from the association that will re-accredit UNMC will be on campus on Thursday, Sept. 15. Robert Appleson, Ph.D, associate director of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), will meet with campus officials and accreditation leaders during his one-day visit. UNMC is an accredited member of the NCA.
Sep 2, 2005
NU opens doors, hearts to hurricane-affected students
The University of Nebraska’s campuses will offer assistance to the hurricane-affected regions and do “everything possible” to accommodate college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, President James B. Milliken said today.
Sep 1, 2005
UNMC organizing campus response for victims of Hurricane Katrina
Numerous UNMC employees have expressed an interest in aiding the victims of Hurricane Katrina. UNMC will have an organized response to the devastating effects of the hurricane, said John Russell, assistant vice chancellor for human resources at UNMC.
Aug 31, 2005