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UNMC graduates receive Distinguished Alumni Award
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Alumni Association recently honored John Filkins, M.D., L. Thomas Hood, M.D., and Edward Malashock, M.D., with the UNMC College of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award for their significant contributions to UNMC and the medical profession. The 1946 College of Medicine graduates went on to become pioneers in […]
Oct 11, 2002
UNMC to lease space at Scott Technology Transfer and Incubator Center
Cutting-edge research that the University of Nebraska Medical Center will conduct at a business incubator in Omaha has the potential to lead to promising product developments. Under an agreement approved Friday by the NU Board of Regents on Friday, UNMC will lease 8,309 square feet of space at the Scott Technology Transfer and Incubator Center. […]
Oct 11, 2002
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center Receives $207,000 from Cattlemen’s Ball Proceeds
The University of Nebraska Medical Centers Eppley Cancer Center has received $207,000 in proceeds from the 2002 Cattlemens Ball of Nebraska, an event which was held June 1 at the Benes Cattle Company near Valparaiso, Neb. The check presented on Oct. 5 at the Starlight Ballroom near Wahoo exceeded the fund-raising goal by $7,000. The […]
Oct 9, 2002
The Central Nebraska Area Health Education Center (CN-AHEC) has been awarded a $150,000 planning grant to improve the health-care of Latinos in six counties in central Nebraska. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) awarded the grant as part of its program, Hablamos Juntos: Improving Patient-Provider Communication for Latinos. The CN-AHEC was established in 2001 as […]
Oct 9, 2002
NHS/UNMC Employee Diversity Network sponsors domestic violence presentation
UNMC/NHS faculty, staff and students are invited to hear Pamela McCarthy, education specialist for the YWCA Women Against Violence Program, speak about multiple aspects of domestic violence at a program on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Oct 1, 2002
Ada Lindsey, Ph.D., announces plans to retire as College of Nursing dean
Ada Lindsey, Ph.D., professor and dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, has announced her plans for retirement, effective July 31, 2003. She has served as dean of the College of Nursing since March 1, 1995. The timing is right, said Dr. Lindsey. Ive been working in nursing education for more […]
Oct 1, 2002
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, invites the public to its free, annual opening of its Dental Museum, Oct. 7-12, during which the museum puts its entire collection on display. The museum has one of the largest regional collections of historical dental equipment and artifacts dating from the 1850s. […]
Sep 30, 2002
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and Nebraska Health System will host Lois Evans, D.N.Sc., as its Visiting Nurse Scholar, Oct. 14 and 15. Dr. Evans, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, is one of the nation’s foremost researchers in the care of the elderly. Dr. Evans conducted research on […]
Sep 27, 2002
UNMC, OPS honor first teens to attend Gilbert Academy
From June 9 to July 20, five Omaha Public School students attended Gilbert Academy — a six-week college preparatory program at Dillard University, a historically black college in New Orleans. The OPS connection developed as part of UNMC’s historic affiliation agreement with Dillard University inaugurated this year.
Sep 26, 2002
The University of Nebraska Medical Center held its sixth Rural Health Professions Career Day recently. The event, also sponsored by the Rural Health Education Network, introduced students to the health professions. One hundred and twenty-one high school students from 24 rural high schools learned about opportunities in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, physician assistant, physical therapy, […]
Sep 25, 2002