Victoria Cerino
Grant aims to improve geriatric nursing care
The Midwest’s geriatric nursing workforce will benefit from a new state and local partnership that has created a grant to improve elderly care in long-term care facilities.
Aug 24, 2009
UNMC to help improve health education in Afghanistan
An agreement has been formed that will allow UNMC to help improve health care education in war-torn Afghanistan.
Aug 17, 2009
Pfizer professor to discuss bioterrorism, biowarfare this week at UNMC
Col. Theodore Cieslak, M.D., U.S. Department of Defense liaison officer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and one of the national leaders in biopreparedness and medical aspects of bioterrorism, will visit UNMC this week.
Aug 17, 2009
Educational innovator to present Solberg Smith lecture
Joanne Disch, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota, will present the second annual Audrey Solberg Smith Distinguished Lectureship for Teaching Excellence on Friday, Aug. 21.
Aug 10, 2009
Aug. 29 golf tournament to benefit children with cancer
The public is invited to participate in a golf tournament Aug. 29 that will benefit children with cancer. The tournament, sponsored by Camp Quality Heartland, will be held at Tara Hills Golf Course, 1410 Western Hills Drive, in Papillion.
Aug 10, 2009
UNMC College of Nursing honor faculty and staff members
Seven awards for excellence in teaching, research and service were presented recently to faculty and staff of the UNMC College of Nursing.
Jul 24, 2009
Group increases students’ appreciation of older patients
As the population gets collectively older, health professionals will need to be well-prepared to confront issues of aging. That preparation starts during their health professions education.
Jul 21, 2009
Carol Wilson chair established through $670,000 donation
The legacy of the late Carol Wilson, called a trailblazer in nursing, will live on through an estate gift of nearly $670,000 to establish an endowed chair in her name.
Jul 13, 2009
Health care reform group established
The debate about health care reform is heating up as President Obama and Congress tackle the issues and draft plans. … UNMC, UNMC Physicians and The Nebraska Medical Center have formed a health care review group to study the issues that will affect the medical center and its employees.
Jul 9, 2009
Founding dean of new nursing division named
Ruth (Pakieser) Macnamara, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant dean of the new UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk. As the founding and transitional dean, she will help identify a permanent assistant dean by January 2011.
Jul 8, 2009