Victoria Cerino
UNMC enrollment up 7.7 percent
Student enrollment at UNMC in the 2010-2011 school year set a record high with 3,486 students enrolled — an increase of 7.7 percent over last year’s previous record total of 3,237.
Sep 7, 2010
Back to School 2010 — Norfolk students excited to start school
The start of classes on Monday ushered in the inaugural group of students at the UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk.
Aug 25, 2010
Vision becomes reality — Norfolk nursing division ready for students
It started as a vision by Nebraska State Sen. Mike Flood. It’s now a multi-million dollar facility on the Northeast Community College campus in Norfolk and home to a unique partnership between Northeast and the UNMC College of Nursing.
Aug 11, 2010
Lincoln man remembers wife with gift for pancreatic cancer research
Lincoln’s Jerry Varner never wants anyone else to receive a pancreatic cancer diagnosis and be told he or she has just months to live.
Aug 5, 2010
Lincoln nursing facility deemed priority project
Nursing in the Lincoln area got a shot in the arm Friday thanks to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.
Jun 15, 2010
UNMC receives $8 million in stimulus funds to renovate cancer institute
UNMC has received $8 million in stimulus funding for major renovation of the Eppley Cancer Institute building.
Apr 26, 2010
UNMC Grants — Nursing receives $1 million grant to attack heart disease
The National Institute of Nursing Research has awarded the UNMC College of Nursing a five-year, $1 million grant to create and fund a Healthy Heart Center.
Mar 30, 2010
Noted antioxidant researcher to preset Harman lecture
Balz Frei, Ph.D., will address biological effects of lipoic acid supplementation on aging and other topics as he presents the 2010 Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology on April 9.
Mar 29, 2010
Dr. Vose speaks against unnecessary CT, PET scans in NEJM letter
Those in complete remission from lymphoma who have no symptoms don’t need routinely scheduled computed tomography (CT) scans or positron-emission tomography (PET) scans for check-ups, say lymphoma experts including UNMC’s Julie Vose, M.D.
Mar 11, 2010
World Glaucoma Week a reminder to get screened early
Hoyt Brewster didn’t notice he was losing his peripheral vision.Like many with Glaucoma, he didn’t even realize he had it.
Mar 8, 2010