Victoria Cerino
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division hosts Asthma Awareness event
More than 100 people from the Scottsbluff area attended the Third Annual Asthma Awareness event hosted recently by the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division.
May 12, 2003
Nursing dean earns Distinguished Educator Award from Ohio State
The distinguished career of Ada Lindsey, Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, began in 1955 when she enrolled at The Ohio State University School of Nursing. Little did she know that 47 years later, she would receive a second prestigious award from her alma mater.
In late April, Dr. Lindsey received The Ohio State University College of Nursing Alumni Society’s Mildred E. Newton Distinguished Educator Award in Columbus, Ohio, during Annual Alumni Day.
May 9, 2003
UNMC nursing student ensures combat troops have creature comforts
Neither Cheryl Teel nor her husband of 2 1/2 years knew how war would change their lives.
Cheryl Teel’s second year in school at the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division was interrupted and her plans for a May 2004 graduation changed. Teel, a Broken Bow native, left a familiar place in January for a place in the Kuwaiti desert halfway around the world to ultimately support Operation Iraqi Freedom.
May 7, 2003
State’s public health lab certified to test for smallpox virus
The Nebraska Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) is one of 23 labs in the country to receive certification by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct tests for the Variola (smallpox) virus in Nebraska.
May 5, 2003
Garagiola spreads word about dangers of chewing tobacco
Every chance he gets, Joe Garagiola spreads the word about the dangers of chewing tobacco — what he calls spit tobacco – a habit that causes 30,000 new cases of preventable oral cancer a year.
May 1, 2003
Rural health grant enables Chadron students to visit UNMC
UNMC recently hosted a group of Chadron High School students interested in health careers through a grant funded by the UNMC Rural Health Education Network. The purpose of the visit was to teach students more about the careers available in the health sciences.
May 1, 2003
UNMC DOC Carnival sends anti-smoking message
More than 60 students from UNMC’s Adopt-a-School partners recently learned that anti-smoking education can be fun. The annual DOC (Doctors Oughta Care) Sports Carnival, hosted by UNMC family medicine physicians, UNMC medical students and staff, educates youngsters on why they should never start smoking.
Apr 30, 2003
Nursing’s West Nebraska Division plans asthma awareness event
The UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff and community partners will hold the Third Annual Asthma Awareness event Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, which is open to the public, will offer free asthma screenings and education at the Monument Mall in Scottsbluff, 2302 Frontage Road.
Apr 21, 2003
Dentistry provides anatomy lessons to 700 high school students
Stanton Harn, Ph.D., has been providing educational experiences for Nebraska high school students for so long that many have become students in his UNMC College of Dentistry classes. For the past 25 years, students taking anatomy and physiology classes have traveled to the UNMC College of Dentistry to add another dimension to their learning by viewing human cadavers.
Apr 18, 2003
Nursing celebrates graduate students’ research projects
For the past year, UNMC graduate students Daoka Beccam-Hartman and Jamie Baumert have immersed themselves in “Enhancing Self-esteem in Children.” The pair answered questions about their poster presentation April 9 during the College of Nursing’s Spring Research Colloquium.
Apr 16, 2003