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UNMC nursing dean announces retirement
Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing for the past seven years, has announced she will retire next year on June 30, after 36 years in nursing education. A desire to be closer her six children and six grandchildren on the west coast was behind her […]
Oct 27, 2010
Condoleezza Rice to be honored tonight as sixth recipient of Ambassador of Hope Award
Her mother’s battle with breast cancer played a key role in her life Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State (2005-2009), will be honored tonight at the Ambassador of Hope Gala at Qwest Center Omaha. Nearly 800 people are expected to attend. Hosted by the Friends of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, the gala is […]
Oct 26, 2010
Lincoln Science Café Oct. 28 topic: Debating Medical Marijuana
The public is invited to attend the next Science Cafe in Lincoln on Thursday, Oct. 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at red9, 9th and M streets. The speaker will be Ally Dering-Anderson, Pharm.D., whose talk will be titled, “Debating Medical Marijuana.” Dr. Dering-Anderson is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Nebraska […]
Oct 19, 2010
$3.5 million in grants help UNMC College of Dentistry expand its rural dental care
Driving two hours to see a dentist is not unusual for some people who live in rural parts of Nebraska. Now, thanks to two five-year grants totaling $3.5 million, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is trying to close this gap by sending more senior dental students and pediatric residents to communities […]
Oct 14, 2010
UNMC College of Nursing’s new $14 million center to boost number of nurses in Nebraska
The entire media kit is available on this page, lower left, at: http://www.unmc.edu/nursing/CenterforNursingScience.htm The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing opened a new building today in Omaha today that will help alleviate Nebraska’s nursing shortage. The new $14 million Center for Nursing Science, one of the nation’s most advanced nursing education facilities, will […]
Oct 13, 2010
UNMC Orthopaedic Surgery Department implements program to reduce fractures
First in Nebraska to launch Own the Bone program related to osteoporosis The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is the first in Nebraska to launch the American Orthopaedic Association’s Own The Bone™ Program. The program is aimed to better identify, evaluate and treat patients that suffer […]
Oct 8, 2010
UNMC chancellor selected for National Health Care Workforce Commission
Will be able to play key role in addressing workforce shortages seen in health care reform era Harold M. Maurer, M.D., chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been selected to serve on the newly created National Health Care Workforce Commission, a landmark group that is charged with finding answers to the […]
Oct 1, 2010
Science on Tap event to focus on medical humanities Oct. 4 at KANEKO
The topic of the second annual Science on Tap event at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 4, will be medical humanities. The event, which will be held at KANEKO, 1111 Jones St., is sponsored by UNeMed, the technology transfer office for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Scottish artist Mark Gilbert, UNMC faculty members Virginia […]
Sep 30, 2010
Career Day Gives Rural High School Students Information about Health Professions
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Student Association for Rural Health, made up of students from rural areas studying at UNMC, held its 14th Annual Career Day on Sept. 21. The event is designed to introduce students with an interest in health careers to the multitude of professions available in the health sciences. Three […]
Sep 29, 2010
Mike and Lin Simmonds to receive Spirit of Nebraska Award
Their Help Beat Cancer for Kids program has raised more than $1 million for cancer research Two longtime supporters of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center – Mike and Lin Simmonds – have been selected to receive the Margre and Chuck Durham Spirit of Nebraska Award. The Simmonds will be recognized […]
Sep 24, 2010