Victoria Cerino

Dr. Beidler named director of Morehead Center

Susan Beidler, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new director for the UNMC College of Nursing Morehead Center for Nursing Practice. Dr. Beidler, recruited last fall from Florida Atlantic University, brings more than 30 years of nursing experience to UNMC.

Feb 28, 2008

UNMC researchers co-author Science journal article

A UNMC research team has helped scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in discovering a protein that starves staphylococcus bacteria to death by hiding the metals they crave. The findings are published in Science.

Feb 15, 2008

UNMC researchers making strides to prevent birth defects

To see her now, Michelle Vitamvas is a picture of health. But two months after she was born, Vitamvas was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot — a heart defect that caused her to have a blue appearance because of reduced oxygen in the blood. … But Vitamvas, now 32, and others born with congenital heart defects are living healthy, productive lives thanks to research advances such as those forged by team of UNMC’s Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D.

Feb 14, 2008

N.Y. cop in a Nebraska state of mind after UNMC experience

Nebraska nurse Roseann Mastio intended to make good on a promise to donate her kidney to her brother-in-law, retired New York City street cop Michael Manley. But there was a caveat. “You can have my kidney, but it’s in Nebraska if you want it,” she told Manley.

Feb 8, 2008

UNMC researchers: Estrogen derivative may initiate certain cancers

UNMC researchers are part of a team that studied simple urine samples and found that certain estrogen derivatives can react with DNA to cause damage that may initiate breast, prostate and other cancers.

Feb 7, 2008

Capital campaign kicks off for proposed Norfolk nursing division

NORFOLK — An impending winter storm couldn’t put a damper on the spirits of northeast Nebraskans Tuesday as about 60 people attended the launch of a fundraising campaign for a proposed division of the UNMC College of Nursing.

Feb 6, 2008

Study: Increased hand gel use not reducing hospital infections

Improved hand hygiene among health-care workers thanks to increased use of anti-bacterial gels is not reducing hospital infection rates, a UNMC study indicates.

Jan 25, 2008

Dr. Hinrichs shares expertise with Institute of Medicine

Steven Hinrichs, M.D., Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Pathology at UNMC, was an invited participant at a recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) workshop focused on research gaps and priorities for public health informatics.

Jan 3, 2008

Nursing grad student enacts MRSA prevention at McCook school

UNMC College of Nursing graduate student Dawn Garcia was going about her full-time job as school nurse for McCook Public Schools when news broke in late October that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — also called MRSA — had taken the lives of students in Kentucky and New York.

Dec 29, 2007

College of Pharmacy student mourns loss of husband in Iraq

A member of the UNMC community is in mourning after her husband was killed in Iraq on Sunday.

Dec 13, 2007