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UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division, Community Partners To Sponsor World Asthma Day Event May 7

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

AMA Foundation recognizes outstanding medical student UNMC student receives AMA Foundation Leadership Award

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

UNMC College of Dentistry Faculty Member, Sreenivas Koka, D.D.S., Ph.D., Receives National Student Research Mentor Award

University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry Associate Professor, Sreenivas Koka, D.D.S., Ph.D., recently received the American Association for Dental Researchs Student Research Group Mentor Award. The award recognizes outstanding faculty members with experience in research and who support student research. The primary mission of the association is to promote oral health research, enhance […]

Apr 2, 2002

UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division to Celebrate 25th Anniversary Saturday, April 13

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a variety of activities Saturday, April 13. The division, located on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus in the West Center Building, draws nursing students from a 100-125-mile radius around Kearney. At 10 a.m., a brunch will […]

Apr 2, 2002

Olson Center for Women’s Health at UNMC invites public to attend Heart Health in Women Wednesday, April 17 at Marriott Regency

 The Olson Center for Womens Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center invites the public to attend Heart Health in Women, on Wednesday, April 17, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Omaha Marriott in Regency, 10220 Regency Circle. The lecture, which will feature two UNMC cardiologists, also includes dinner. Monique Kusler, M.D. will […]

Apr 2, 2002

Nurses Invited to UNMC Informational Sessions April 15, 16 in North Platte for Information on Pursuing Bachelor’s, Master’s Degrees in Nursing

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing invites nurses interested in pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in nursing to attend an informational sessions Monday, April 15 and Tuesday, April 16 in North Platte. Nurses who are interested in learning about UNMCs nursing programs can stop by one of two locations. Below are locations, […]

Apr 1, 2002

UNMC professor receives CGEA’s Medical Education Laureate Award

The Association of American Medical College’s Central Group on Educational Affairs recently awarded Fred McCurdy, M.D., Ph.D., associate chair for pediatric education in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s department of pediatrics, with its 2002 Medical Education Laureate. The award recognizes individuals who have made long-standing, substantive contributions to medical education and contributed significantly to […]

Apr 1, 2002

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