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Nursing professor re-elected to statewide board

Lynne Buchanan, PhD, was re-elected as vice president of the Nebraska Nurses Association Board of Directors.

Feb 5, 2024

Lynne Buchanan, PhD, was re-elected as vice president of the Nebraska Nurses Association Board of Directors.

Nursing faculty selected to 40 under 40 list

Six UNMC College of Nursing faculty members were named to the NNA’s 40 under 40 annual list.

Oct 19, 2023

Six UNMC College of Nursing faculty were named to the Nebraska Nurses Association’s and Nebraska Organization of Nursing Leadership’s 40 Under 40 list.

Collaboration between Nebraska Medicine and UNMC College of Nursing a win-win situation

UNMC College of Nursing BSN students presented QI proposals in conjunction with Nebraska Medicine units.

Oct 18, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing BSN students Mia Slagle, Alexa Easley, Wyatt Pratt and Caroline Ramler, from left, presented a QI project regarding how nursing mentorship will aid staff retention.

Nursing student finds new opportunity at New York camp

Savannah Peddicord, a BSN student at UNMC College of Nursing, found new nursing experiences with a summer internship at Brant Lake Camp in New York.

Oct 18, 2023

Savannah Peddicord, a BSN student at UNMC College of Nursing, completed a summer internship at Brant Lake Camp in New York. She is pictured with UNMC Alum Beth Bernstein, PhD, the camp's medical director.

Retired nursing professor pens book on Nebraska healthcare pioneer

Former College of Nursing professor Dr. Nancy Waltman recently published “Healer: Susan La Flesche Picotte,” a look at the United States’ first female Native American doctor.

Oct 18, 2023

Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD, the first female Native American doctor in the United States, is the subject of retired UNMC College of Nursing professor Nancy Waltman's book.

Fall/winter nursing events

Check out upcoming fall and winter events at the College of Nursing.

Oct 18, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing has several events planned this fall and winter.

New nursing hires

See a list of new hires (as of May 2023) at the UNMC College of Nursing.

Oct 18, 2023

Abbey Klein, PhD, assistant professor, was one of many new nursing hires since May.

Nursing faculty to be honored with research awards

Drs. Elizabeth Mollard, Michele Balas and Windy Alonso will accept UNMC research awards at the Nov. 9 ceremony.

Oct 18, 2023

Elizabeth Mollard, PhD; Michele Balas, PhD; and Windy Alonso, PhD, from left, will accept UNMC research awards at the Nov. 9 ceremony.

Dean’s address: Using ‘WIT’ for effective decision making

Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, UNMC College of Nursing dean, details the ‘WIT’ decision making process in her dean’s address.

Oct 18, 2023

Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing

Norway exchange students see nursing in new light

Vegard Valen, Annikken Olsen and Cecilie Hornburg traveled to Omaha from Norway to spend the semester in the undergraduate program at UNMC College of Nursing.

Oct 18, 2023

Vegard Valen, Annikken Olsen and Cecilie Hornburg traveled to Omaha from Norway to spend the semester in the undergraduate program at UNMC College of Nursing.