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Leading stroke expert to speak in Harlan on Aug. 26

Free blood pressure screenings and breakfast will be provided One of the leading experts in the country in stroke and neurovascular disease, Pierre Fayad, M.D., will make a presentation in Harlan, Iowa, on Aug. 26.   The presentation is free and open to the public. It will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in […]

Aug 17, 2010

UNMC’s top strategic planner announces retirement

  John Adams, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for budget and strategic planning at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will retire Dec. 31.   “I’m pleased with what I’ve been able to contribute toward making UNMC a dynamic medical center, and I’m proud to have worked with a variety of staff throughout my 23 years […]

Aug 13, 2010

213 University of Nebraska Medical Center students to receive diplomas Aug. 13

  Diplomas will be conferred on 213 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Friday, Aug. 13. The following is a list of graduates by college, degree, and hometown. There are no formal ceremonies for summer graduation.   UNMC College of Medicine (Omaha) Bachelor of Science   Anchorage, AK — William Berki Murfreesboro, AR — Jarrett Stark […]

Aug 12, 2010

Northeast Community College, UNMC open doors of new facility for nursing students in Norfolk

  (NORFOLK, Neb.) – What started as a vision by a young Nebraska state senator is now a multi-million dollar facility on the Northeast Community College campus and the new home to a unique educational partnership between Northeast and the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing.             The J. Paul and Eleanor McIntosh […]

Aug 11, 2010

Aug. 19 lecture to feature expert on nursing education innovation

The transformation in nursing education will be the topic of a Aug. 19 lecture by Pamela Ironside, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Environments for Health and director of the Center for Research in Nursing Education at Indiana University. She will present during the lecture known as the Audrey Solberg Smith Distinguished Lectureship for […]

Aug 11, 2010

213 University of Nebraska Medical Center students to receive diplomas Aug. 13

  Diplomas will be conferred on 213 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Friday, Aug. 13. The following is a list of graduates by college, degree, and hometown. There are no formal ceremonies for summer graduation.   UNMC College of Medicine (Omaha) Bachelor of Science   Anchorage, AK — William Berki Murfreesboro, AR — Jarrett Stark […]

Aug 11, 2010

13th Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference to focus on surviving, thriving in difficult times

  “Surviving and Thriving: Finding Strength in Difficult Times,” will be the focus of the 13th annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference on Friday, Oct. 1, held at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs.   The conference, which is open to the public, will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.   The cost […]

Aug 11, 2010

21 Nebraska students participate in career workshop at UNMC

The bugs that were visible in the pond water were nothing compared to what Amber Stice could see through the microscope.   “There’s a whole world in there,” Stice said.   Poppe was one of 21 high school juniors and seniors who spent Aug. 3-6 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center participating in the […]

Aug 10, 2010

UNMC, UNL researchers team in developing improved diagnostic test for TB

Cheaper, quicker, more accurate test holds great promise Hendrik Viljoen, Ph.D., didn’t plan to tackle one of the world’s deadliest bacteria. He was, after all, an engineer, not a clinical researcher.   But, Dr. Viljoen has developed new technologies that have the potential to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in the developing world more quickly and more […]

Aug 10, 2010

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reauthorizes funding for special program at UNMC

Program assists disadvantaged and rural students wanting to go to medical school or dental school The first time University of Nebraska Medical Center family medicine faculty member Tina Flores, M.D., saw a cadaver, it was as a student in a program similar to UNMC’s Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP).   Underrepresented, disadvantaged and […]

Aug 2, 2010