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UNMC College of Nursing honors 6 faculty, staff
Seven awards for excellence in teaching, research and service were presented recently to faculty and staff of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing. The award winners included: Lissa Clark, instructor, UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division Teaching Excellence Award: Dean of the College of Nursing — the award acknowledges […]
Jul 6, 2009
UNMC to hold first-ever alumni reunion for radiation science technologists
The first-ever reunion for graduates of the Radiation Science Technology Education (RSTE) program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will be held July 17-18 on the UNMC campus. The reunion begins on Friday, July 17, with an open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the UNMC Alumni Center, 518 S. 38th St. On Saturday, July […]
Jul 2, 2009
UNMC transplant experts write chapters in highly regarded book
When editors of a comprehensive reference book on stem cell transplantation needed experts to write chapters for the book, they turned to the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Four College of Medicine faculty oncologists and hematologists answered the call — James Armitage, M.D., Phyllis Warkentin, M.D., Philip Bierman, M.D. and Peter Coccia, M.D. […]
Jul 2, 2009
Ruth (Pakieser) Macnamara, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant dean of the new University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk effective July 1. Dr. Macnamara is the founding and transitional dean. One of her tasks will be to identify a permanent assistant dean by January 2011. The facility, named the J. […]
Jul 1, 2009
Public invited to hear ‘CSI: Omaha: the Fact Behind the Fiction,’ at July 7 Science Cafe
On Tuesday, July 7, "CSI Omaha: the Fact Behind the Fiction" will be presented by Mellissa Helligso, a forensic DNA analyst. The presentation, which is part of Omaha’s Science Café series, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. in Omaha. Helligso, who works for The Nebraska Medical Center, […]
Jun 30, 2009
160 UNMC students make nursing, pharmacy dean’s lists
Students enrolled in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy were named to the dean’s list following the 2009 spring semester. UNMC College of Nursing Eighty-eight nursing students made the Spring 2009 dean’s list. To qualify for the UNMC College of Nursing dean’s list, students […]
Jun 25, 2009
UNMC offers new molecular test for treatment of colon cancer
Physicians at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Nebraska Medical Center are now using a new test that will revolutionize treatment for colon cancer. The test allows oncologists to effectively target therapy, saving patients precious time and money. The test checks tumors for a mutation in the gene, KRAS (pronounced K-ras), said Timothy […]
Jun 23, 2009
Omaha to host Nebraska Disaster Behavioral Health Conference on July 17
For the sixth year, health professionals, chaplains, and first responders will get together to learn about the psychological aspects of dealing with disasters, during the Nebraska Behavioral Health Conference on July 17, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 555 S. 10th St., in downtown Omaha. Conference attendees will learn about characteristics of adolescent and adult […]
Jun 19, 2009
Frail elderly and geriatric syndromes are the topics for the next geriatric care conference to be broadcast live via the state-wide telehealth network July 16-17. The two-day conference is targeted to health care professionals and will focus on urinary incontinence, unintentional weight loss and failure to thrive, management of hip fractures, developing a rural […]
Jun 18, 2009
Twenty-six undergraduate students take part in biomedical research program
Every year a new group of INBRE scholars comes to UNMC, Creighton University Medical Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to learn about biomedical research. This year brings an eclectic mix of students including a 15-year-old who is the youngest ever to enter the program, a psychology major who would like to be a […]
Jun 18, 2009