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589 UNMC students to receive diplomas in Kearney, Omaha, Lincoln and Scottsbluff at commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 589 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during commencement ceremonies to be held in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. On Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m., UNMC will hold the spring commencement exercises in the Health and Sports Center on the Kearney campus. At this time, 27 graduates of the […]
May 6, 2004
The C. Louis Meyer Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc., invites the public to participate in its Tee-Up for Disabilities Golf Tournament June 3 at the Tregaron Golf Course in Bellevue. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Adult Recreational Therapy Program at Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI), which is located on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. Held […]
May 3, 2004
Students, faculty spend spring break on medical missions
Students and faculty spend their spring break on UNMC sponsored medical missions to Falmouth, Jamaica; Managua and Jinotepe, Nicaragua; and the Sisseton Indian Health Service facility in South Dakota.
Apr 30, 2004
Aging expert to give Third Annual Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology
One of the worlds most-acclaimed scientists will be at UNMC on Friday, April 30, to deliver the Third Annual Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology. Bruce Ames, Ph.D., professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and senior research scientist at the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, will give […]
Apr 28, 2004
Michael Sorrell, M.D., honored by Nebraskans for Research
Nebraskans for Research (NFR) honored Michael Sorrell, M.D., professor and section chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, at its Tribute to Research luncheon on Monday, April 26. Almost 300 community leaders attended the event. Dr. Sorrell is known nationally and internationally for his expertise in liver disease and transplantation […]
Apr 26, 2004
UNMC appoints Wrobel as chief compliance officer
Sheila Wrobel, privacy officer for The Nebraska Medical Center, has been appointed chief compliance officer for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a new position created by Rubens Pamies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies. The appointment was effective Jan. 12.
Apr 22, 2004
Medical Technology Education honored during National Medical Laboratory Week
Tonight on the CBS television network, viewers of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – the top-rated show on television – will receive a special promotion saluting pathologists and laboratory professionals by the show’s star and co-producer, William Petersen.
Apr 22, 2004
UNMC chancellor, 6 of top leaders to visit four cities to say thank you’
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., and six of his senior leaders at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will visit four communities in Nebraska April 28 and 29. From North Platte and Scottsbluff on April 28, to Holdrege and Hastings April 29, the group will be involved in various activities, […]
Apr 21, 2004
2003 Databook on Nebraska Health now available
In 2003 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designated over 90 percent of Nebraska’s counties (88 of 93) as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs). Based on 2000 census data (Nebraska = 1,045,809), the population within these shortage areas exceeds 61 percent of the state’s total population. One facility, the Hastings Regional Center, has also been designated as an MHPSA.
This and other information is now available in the Nebraska Health Information Project: 2003 Databook.
Apr 20, 2004
A Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation course will take place May 13-14 at the Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk. The course, coordinated by the Rural Health Education Network, is sponsored by the Center for Bioterrorism Education. Deadline for registration is April 29. The course provides military and civilian operational personnel with up-to-date information concerning the […]
Apr 16, 2004