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Norton receives August Gold ‘U’ Award

Processing 35 to 45 grants a year might seem like a lot to Cindy Norton’s boss, but that’s just the tip of the paper iceberg. Norton, administrative manger for the department of cellular and integrative physiology at UNMC, has done as many as 60 grants in one year.

Sep 7, 2006

Boyd-Ford among Nebraska Women of Distinction

Valda Boyd-Ford, UNMC director of Community and Multicultural Affairs, recently was honored as one of the three 2006 Nebraska Women of Distinction.

Sep 7, 2006

Spotlight on New Faculty – meet Kristen Cook, Pharm.D.

Kristen Cook, Pharm.D., has joined the faculty of the UNMC College of Pharmacy.

Sep 6, 2006

College of Medicine photo question — week 12

The UNMC campus continues its celebration of the College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary today with another historical photo question.

Sep 6, 2006

UNMC surgeon president of ACS Nebraska chapter

Debra Sudan, M.D., a transplant surgeon and director of the Intestinal Rehabilitation Program for UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, has been elected president of the Nebraska Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. She will serve a two-year term, which ends in January 2008.

Sep 6, 2006

Campus gathers for Welcome Back party

The UNMC Alumni office hosted its first “Welcome Back to School Party” on Thursday for faculty, staff and students.

Sep 6, 2006

West Nile survivors join study to unlock mystery

Meet 93-year-old Helen Uher who became severely ill with West Nile virus in 2003. Uhr is among 300 Nebraskans who have volunteered for a study to determine why some people become severely ill with the mosquito-borne virus while others don’t even know they’ve been infected.

Sep 5, 2006

Spotlight on New Faculty – meet Amy Thompson, Pharm.D.

Amy Thompson, Pharm.D., has joined the faculty of the UNMC College of Pharmacy.

Sep 5, 2006

Employee satisfaction survey to begin Sept. 12

The satisfaction and commitment of UNMC faculty and staff continues to be a critical success factor in UNMC’s strategic plan. In 2002 and 2004, UNMC conducted confidential surveys that measured employee satisfaction and perceptions. Beginning Sept. 12, a 32-question survey will be sent to reassess the perceptions of current, regular employees.

Sep 1, 2006

UNMC Strategic Plan 2005-2008 – major accomplishments

Read the 2005-2006 major accomplishments of the 2005-2008 UNMC Strategic Plan.

Sep 1, 2006