UNMC Today
Four University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members were selected recently as Outstanding Teachers for 2002. The four teachers are: Michael Mann, Ph.D., UNMC College of Medicine; Matt Mormino, M.D., UNMC College of Medicine; Paul Paulman, M.D., UNMC College of Medicine; and Henry St. Germain, D.M.D., UNMC College of Dentistry. Dr. Mann, professor of physiology […]
May 21, 2002
Native of Sutherland, Neb., Paul Paulman, recently awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award
Paul Paulman, M.D., a native of Sutherland, Neb., was one of four University of Nebraska Medical Center professors recently awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award. The Outstanding Teacher Award is the highest teaching award at UNMC. Recipients are chosen by a selection committee based on nominations from peers and students and class evaluations. As the predoctoral […]
May 21, 2002
UNMC/NHS Community Partnership guides women’s group to national acclaim
A North Omaha women’s group has made a big impression in Miami. Mary Hill, founder and president of Sisters Together, returned from the Sixth Annual Community-Campus Partnerships for Health national conference with an award of excellence for a poster that highlights the collaboration between UNMC/NHS Community Partnership and Hill’s organization.
May 20, 2002
Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild’s 35th annual garden walk is June 9
The 35th Annual Garden Walk will be Sunday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). Sponsored by the Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild at UNMC, proceeds will support MMI’s therapeutic, training, and research activities benefiting children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and chronic handicapping conditions.
Advance tickets are $8. Tickets will be $10 on the day of the event at all gardens. Children under 12 are admitted free. Stroller access is limited.
May 14, 2002
Albion family donates Angus breeding heifer for 2002 Cattlemen’s Ball live auction
A few months ago, the Wolf family of the Wagonhammer Cattle Company near Albion, Neb., decided to take Cinderella to the ball — the 2002 Cattlemens Ball. The family donated Cinderella, a registered Angus yearling breeding heifer, for the live auction at the June 1 ball at the Benes Cattle Company near Valparaiso, Neb. They […]
May 10, 2002
Dr. Crouse appointed interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has appointed David Crouse, Ph.D., as interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and interim dean for graduate studies. The appointment, subject to approval by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, would be effective June 1. Im delighted to have an individual of Dr. Crouses […]
May 7, 2002
529 UNMC Students To Receive Diplomas In Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff at Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 529 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. In Kearney, UNMC commencement is Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in the Health and Sports Center on the Kearney campus. Graduates are in the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division, […]
May 7, 2002
New chair of UNMC’s obstetrics/gynecology department announced
Carl Smith, M.D., has returned to his alma mater — the University of Nebraska Medical Center — as chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology. In 1988, he joined the UNMC faculty as an assistant professor. Over the years, he served UNMC’s department of obstetrics and gynecology in varying capacities: associate residency program director, […]
May 6, 2002
UNMC’s student-run STD clinic gains South Omaha’s RESPECT
For three months after UNMC’s RESPECT Clinic opened, Theresa Spitzer wondered when the first patient would walk through the door.
Dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and education of sexually transmitted diseases among South Omaha’s underserved persons, the clinic didn’t receive a single patient between Oct. 3, 2001, and January. Since then, RESPECT (Responsible Early STD Prevention Education and Community Testing) has consistently served four to five patients each time it is open — a total of almost 40 patients as of May 1.
May 3, 2002
Invisible disability remembered during Deaf Awareness Month
The delivery of health services for the Deaf is a sign of how other hearing disabilities will be treated, says Janet Killam, Region 2 field representative for the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NCDHH).
Apr 30, 2002