Chuck Brown
College of Nursing celebration marks 90 years of excellence
The UNMC College of Nursing acknowledged 90 years of exceptional education, breakthrough research, innovative practice and community engagement during a special four-campus celebration on Oct. 19.
Nov 28, 2007
Nanoimaging core facility open house Nov. 28
With microscopes strong enough to make the body of a single cell look “like an ocean,” the newly-established UNMC Nanoimaging Core Facility is the place to go for researchers needing to get a glimpse at individual molecules, their assemblies and nanoparticles.
Nov 27, 2007
Agreement reached with UnitedHealthcare
UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, and UNMC Physicians have reached new agreements with UnitedHealthcare and its organ-transplant affiliate, United Resource Networks. The new agreements mean that all UnitedHealthcare customers will continue to have uninterrupted network access to affordable, quality health care services from The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians.
Nov 27, 2007
Carol Wilson, legendary nursing administrator, dies
A legendary hospital nursing administrator for UNMC, Carol Wilson, died on Friday at Hospice House in Omaha from complications resulting from her lengthy battle with colon cancer.
Nov 27, 2007
‘Night of a Thousand Stars’ set for Dec. 1
One of Omaha’s great holiday traditions — the “Night of a Thousand Stars” fund raiser for the Nebraska AIDS Project — will be held Saturday, Dec. 1.
Nov 26, 2007
Dr. Sanger plays key role in stem cell research breakthrough
UNMC geneticist Warren Sanger, Ph.D., played a key role in providing the genetic testing for a major scientific breakthrough earlier this month in which scientists for the first time successfully derived embryonic stem cells by reprogramming the genetic material from skin cells while studying rhesus macaque monkeys.
Nov 26, 2007
Sanford Health officials visit UNMC
Officials from Sanford Health USD Medical Center — the clinical arm of the University of South Dakota School of Medicine — visited UNMC on Friday to discuss possible research and clinical partnerships.
Nov 21, 2007
Constantino to lead dentistry and pharmacy diversity efforts
Growing up in a family of educators, Anne Constantino told her mother she’d never be a teacher. Instead, she graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in psychology. After a stint at AmeriCorps, she landed a job in the very field she swore she wouldn’t enter. But that job sparked a passion. Constantino is now the diversity specialist for both the UNMC College of Pharmacy and College of Dentistry.
Nov 21, 2007
Sen. John Harms impressed by ‘critical’ UNMC research
UNMC scientists are conducting research that is critical to Nebraska, said state Sen. John Harms of Scottsbluff after a recent tour of the medical center.
Nov 21, 2007
National speaker discusses health disparities during UNMC visit
Sandra Millon Underwood, Ph.D., recently spoke about health disparities to a packed house in the UNMC College of Nursing’s Cooper Auditorium during a presentation that also was viewed by satellite at the college’s Scottsbluff and Kearney campuses.
Nov 20, 2007