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Chuck Durham honored at Ambassador of Hope Gala
Chuck Durham joined some prestigious company Friday night as he became the third recipient of the prestigious Ambassador of Hope Award from the Friends of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.
Nov 11, 2004
$5 million gift to augment existing Olson Center
A $5 million gift commitment by Dr. Leland and Dorothy Olson of Omaha will enable UNMC to create the city’s first comprehensive outpatient center focused exclusively on women’s health.
Nov 8, 2004
President of National Institute of Cancer in France at UNMC
Cancer means different things to different people. “It can be an empty chair at the table, an empty room in the house,” said David Khayat, M.D., Ph.D., president of the National Institute of Cancer in France and the speaker for the 2004 Carol Bell Lectureship. “Cancer causes pain to families.”
Nov 8, 2004
UNMC hosts dinner for U.S. businessman from Haiti
UNMC hosted a dinner at Happy Hollow Club on Oct. 23 for Dumas M. Simeus, chairman and founder of Simeus Foods International in Mansfield, Texas.
Nov 2, 2004
Lincoln Division of College of Nursing to move
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a proposal Friday that would allow the Lincoln Division of the UNMC College of Nursing to enhance its education facilities by moving to the Commerce Court Building at 1230 O St. The regents also approved several other UNMC proposals, including plans for a second research tower.
Nov 1, 2004
Regents to vote on UNMC proposals
On Friday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents will vote on UNMC proposals that would give the green light on a second research tower, move the College of Nursing Lincoln division into new space and create three new centers of excellence.
Oct 28, 2004
Television reporter joins UNMC public affairs
Veteran Omaha television reporter, Margaret Bumann, has joined the UNMC Public Affairs Department as special projects coordinator.
Oct 25, 2004
McGoogan Library honored for consumer health resource
The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) has announced that UNMC’s McGoogan Library of Medicine has been selected to receive the 2004 NCLIS Blue Ribbon Consumer Health Information Recognition Award for Libraries for Nebraska. This prestigious award will be presented today at 3:30 p.m., during a reception at the McGoogan Library of Medicine.
Oct 22, 2004
Transplant program, family recognized nationally
The Nebraska Medical Center and four of its patients were featured in the Oct. 18 issue of People magazine. Click to read a reprint of the article.
Oct 19, 2004
UNMC kicks off United Way campaign
For 81 years, United Way of the Midlands has been changing lives in Douglas and Sarpy counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County in Iowa. Today, the UNMC community is encouraged to help with that effort as the campus kicks off its 2004 United Way campaign with a goal of $120,000, a 4 percent increase over last year’s overall donation of $116,000.
Oct 11, 2004