Victoria Cerino

Dr. Benson receives major national medical awards

Two prestigious national medical associations have awarded UNMC’s John Benson, M.D., top awards for his contributions to medicine.

Nov 8, 2010

Nursing dean Dr. Tilden to retire in 2011

Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., dean of the College of Nursing for the past seven years, will retire next June, after 36 years in nursing education.

Oct 26, 2010

UNMC Grants – A creative way to train more nurse leaders

The College of Nursing recently was awarded a three-year, $812,000 grant to create a new master’s degree specialty in executive nurse leadership.

Oct 18, 2010

A closer look at the Center for Nursing Science

Some facts about the Center for Nursing Science, which will open during a campus ceremony on Wednesday.

Oct 11, 2010

UNMC Grants – Dr. Li nets NIH grant for heart failure/nervous system research

Yulong Li, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine, recently received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the role the nervous system plays in heart failure.

Sep 24, 2010

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