Victoria Cerino
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
UNMC transplant experts write chapters in highly regarded book
When editors of a comprehensive reference book on stem cell transplantation needed experts to write chapters for the book, they turned to UNMC.
Jun 26, 2009
UNMC leaders visit 6 Nebraska cities
Nebraskans in six communities recently learned of many things their medical center does from Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D, and other UNMC officials who took part in a 500-mile leadership tour.
Jun 19, 2009
Leadership team to visit 6 Nebraska communities this week
Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., and other medical center leaders will visit six east-central and eastern Nebraska communities today and Tuesday during the seventh annual UNMC leadership trip across Nebraska.
Jun 8, 2009
State funding approved for Norfolk nursing division
State Sen. Mike Flood’s vision to ensure northeast Nebraska has enough nurses to care for its residents is a giant step closer to reality.
May 20, 2009
UNMC students receive Harris scholarship awards
Twenty-five UNMC nursing students and graduate students who study cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia recently were honored with scholarships from Norman Harris, an Omaha native who lives in San Diego.
May 12, 2009