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UNMC College of Nursing Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing were named to the deans list following the fall semester 2002. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, based in Omaha, with divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, […]
Mar 7, 2003
Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D., named 2003 winner of UNMC College of Medicine Joseph P. Gilmore Outstanding Investigator Award
Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D., recently received the 2003 University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Joseph P. Gilmore Outstanding Investigator Award for his research into understanding how the eye works. Dr. Gilmore, for whom the award is named, was professor and chairman of the UNMC department of physiology from 1970 to 1987. He was funded […]
Mar 7, 2003
UNMC Chancellor Earns Lifetime Achievement Award from National Children’s Oncology Group
Harold M. Maurer, M.D., chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Childrens Oncology Group, a National Cancer Institute-supported clinical cooperative cancer treatment and research group. Im tremendously honored and humbled, Dr. Maurer said. To get a Lifetime Achievement Award from all of […]
Mar 7, 2003
NU’s appropriation hasn’t kept pace with general fund increases
When the Nebraska general fund appropriation rose more than 12 percent in 1998-1999, the University of Nebraska’s allocation from the state increased less than 4 percent.
In fact, the University of Nebraska’s allocation increase percentage has matched or exceeded the state’s general fund growth rate in only three of the past 11 years. This article is the second in a three-part series focusing on the UNMC budget.
Mar 6, 2003
Visiting nurse scholar: Revolutionary changes ahead in cancer diagnosis
A nurse practitioner specializing in medical oncology told nurses and nursing faculty this week that changes in the next five to 20 years will revolutionize the way health providers think about and manage cancer diagnosis and treatment. As a result, nurses will need an improved understanding of basic sciences such as cell biology, she said.
Mar 6, 2003
Support group forms for victims of problem gamblers
Beginning this month, victims of problem gamblers will have an opportunity to find comfort, support and education in a confidential environment on campus. The new support group, “Voices for Victims of Problem Gamblers,” will meet every other Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in UNMC’s Wittson Hall, Room 3037. The first meeting is March 12.
Mar 6, 2003
UNMC second quarter research grants total $10 million
The University of Nebraska Medical Center received $10 million in federal research grants during the second quarter of fiscal year 2002-03. The second quarter includes the months of October, November and December. We are pleased with the continuing growth of the research enterprise. said Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research for UNMC. The apparent […]
Mar 6, 2003
Dentistry to evaluate treatment for reducing sleep apnea, snoring
Researchers at the UNMC College of Dentistry are conducting a pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of an oral device as an alternative non-invasive, less expensive treatment in reducing moderate sleep apnea and snoring. The college has received $7,000 to recruit and evaluate the device in 10 men and women, age 45 to 65.
Mar 5, 2003
UNMC faces next round of budget cuts
The news last Friday wasn’t good. The state’s economic forecasting board cut another $69 million from projected tax collections, meaning the state of Nebraska is faced with a $761 million budget shortfall over the next biennium. For sure, some of those reductions will be made to the University of Nebraska.
During the rest of this week, UNMC Today will present some of the basics about the budget situation at the university, how the university’s appropriation has compared with other state agencies during the past decade, and how Nebraska’s budget situation compares with other states.
Mar 5, 2003
Results of past budget reductions
The impending budget cut to UNMC will mark the fourth such reduction over the past three years. See story for the reduction strategies that are being implemented to deal with the most recent budget cut.
Mar 5, 2003