Press Release
Native of Sutherland, Neb., Paul Paulman, recently awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award
Paul Paulman, M.D., a native of Sutherland, Neb., was one of four University of Nebraska Medical Center professors recently awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award. The Outstanding Teacher Award is the highest teaching award at UNMC. Recipients are chosen by a selection committee based on nominations from peers and students and class evaluations. As the predoctoral […]
May 21, 2002
Albion family donates Angus breeding heifer for 2002 Cattlemen’s Ball live auction
A few months ago, the Wolf family of the Wagonhammer Cattle Company near Albion, Neb., decided to take Cinderella to the ball — the 2002 Cattlemens Ball. The family donated Cinderella, a registered Angus yearling breeding heifer, for the live auction at the June 1 ball at the Benes Cattle Company near Valparaiso, Neb. They […]
May 10, 2002
Dr. Crouse appointed interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has appointed David Crouse, Ph.D., as interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and interim dean for graduate studies. The appointment, subject to approval by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, would be effective June 1. Im delighted to have an individual of Dr. Crouses […]
May 7, 2002
529 UNMC Students To Receive Diplomas In Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff at Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 529 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. In Kearney, UNMC commencement is Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in the Health and Sports Center on the Kearney campus. Graduates are in the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division, […]
May 7, 2002
New chair of UNMC’s obstetrics/gynecology department announced
Carl Smith, M.D., has returned to his alma mater — the University of Nebraska Medical Center — as chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology. In 1988, he joined the UNMC faculty as an assistant professor. Over the years, he served UNMC’s department of obstetrics and gynecology in varying capacities: associate residency program director, […]
May 6, 2002
People interested in learning more about asthma are invited to attend a World Asthma Day event on Tuesday, May 7, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the University of Nebraska Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division of Scottsbluff, in room 201. The college is located at the University Complex Panhandle Station, 4502 Ave. I. […]
Apr 26, 2002
2002 Cattlemen’s Ball to kick off May 31 with four-person golf scramble in Lincoln
A four-person golf scramble will serve as the kickoff event for the fifth annual Cattlemens Ball of Nebraska on Friday, May 31, at the new Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln. The ball will take place Saturday, June 1 at the Benes Cattle Company located 25 miles northwest of Lincoln near Valparaiso, Neb. The $400 […]
Apr 24, 2002
UNMC Researcher Anuja Ghorpade Receives Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Award
Anuja Ghorpade, Ph.D., is the 2002 recipient of the Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Fund Award. Dr. Ghorpade is assistant professor in the department of pathology and microbiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The Oldfield award will be presented on Monday, April 22, at 11:30 a.m. in the Healing Gardens of UNMCs Lied […]
Apr 18, 2002
UNMC graduate programs rank among best in country
Five graduate programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have been ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top programs in the country. The rankings appear in the April 8 issue of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” guidebook. The five programs are: the College of Medicine rural health medicine […]
Apr 12, 2002
Lori Brunner, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is one of 50 young medical professionals to have received the American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award. The award is given annually to 25 medical students and 25 resident and fellow physicians for their exceptional leadership among their peers and achievements in […]
Apr 3, 2002