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College of Nursing grant will enhance rural emergency care

College receives $769,000 for new certificate program for rural family nurse practitioners.

Feb 28, 2014

Kathy Morris, D.N.P., at right, will be the project director of the three-year grant.

Cattlemen’s Ball sets $2.5 million fundraising goal

Proceeds from the June event will go toward UNMC cancer research and regional health care.

Feb 27, 2014

Montgomery Gentry will headline the 2014 Cattlemen's Ball.

College of Pharmacy has fun with ‘Mr. Pharmacy’ competition

Part talent show, part interview, all fun — pharmacy students compete for tongue-in-cheek title.

Feb 27, 2014

Judges included, from left, Anna Damgaard-Selden, Ally Dering-Anderson, Pharm.D., and Julie Oestreich, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Peer mentoring group helps keep faculty on track

Early-career internists find mentoring makes an IMMPACT.

Feb 26, 2014

From left, Sarah Richards, M.D., Kelly Caverzagie, M.D., Shannon Boerner, M.D., Andy Vasey, M.D., Jason Shiffermiller, M.D.

Dr. Cannella one of first to use musculoskeletal ultrasound

Technology promising for diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic disease.

Feb 25, 2014

Amy Cannella, M.D.

Pharmacy’s unblemished pass rate hits fifth year

All 65 graduating College of Pharmacy students passed the federal licensure exam on the first attempt.

Feb 24, 2014

The College of Pharmacy's 2013 graduating class at their white coat ceremony in 2009. Dean Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D., is at top left.

On a gray day, UNMC shines for regents’ visit

Exciting programs, enthusiastic students highlight daylong tour by University of Nebraska Board of Regents members.

Feb 24, 2014

Center for Preparedness Education sponsoring national conference

Conference is set for April 15-16 at the Embassy Suites downtown.

Feb 24, 2014

Comparative effectiveness research examines treatment options

Studies are in progress throughout UNMC’s campus.

Feb 21, 2014

James O'Dell, M.D., studies the effectiveness of drug therapies for rheumatoid arthritis.

Demand grows for bioinformatic gurus

As information technology becomes more integral to health care, need for specialists increases.

Feb 20, 2014

Jim McClay, M.D., (left), said that Scott Campbell (right) is an example of the perfect biomedical informatics student. Dr. Campbell received his Ph.D. at the end of 2012 and today is assistant professor of pathology/microbiology and director of the Public Health Informatics & Path Lab Informatics.