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Stimulus education session added for College of Dentistry

UNMC Sponsored Programs Administration has added an educational session for faculty and staff regarding ARRA 2009 stimulus funding for the College of Dentistry on Friday, April 3 from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 7 in the college’s lower level.

Mar 24, 2009

Spotlight on new faculty — meet Pamela Jones, Ph.D.

Pamela Jones, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of community-based nursing in the College of Nursing and the department of health promotion, social and behavioral health in the College of Public Health, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Mar 24, 2009

Medical center to host internationally recognized nurse scientist

The UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, the College of Nursing and The Nebraska Medical Center will host Carol Estwing Ferrans, Ph.D., next month.

Mar 23, 2009

Think Green — Shredd Safe to handle campus recycling

Shredd Safe — a division of Omaha Paper Stock — will handle all campus mixed paper recycling as of March 30.

Mar 23, 2009

Clinical lab gets technology upgrade

In April, a new technology will be installed in the clinical lab at UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, to help analyze laboratory tests for the entire organization.

Mar 23, 2009

Campus alert system registration open

UNMC employees and students can register for the e2Campus security system that would quickly alert them should a shooting, tornado or other life-threatening development occur on campus.

Mar 23, 2009

Applications available for more than $15 billion in federal grants

Applications for more than $15 billion in federal research grants are now available as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the economic stimulus package signed into law last month by President Obama.

Mar 20, 2009

Lions Clubs give $328,000 gift to UNMC low vision program

From bike riding to bingo, Lions Clubs and Foundations of Nebraska and Iowa joined forces for the first time ever to support a cause significant to the organization worldwide — the prevention of blindness. The funds raised will enhance services at the Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation on the UNMC campus.

Mar 20, 2009

That old Match Day magic

After 40 years, Kim Bauman still dreams of being a doctor. Marriage, two children and an 11-year career as a biology teacher in Gothenburg may have delayed her dream a bit — but it did not diminish it. On Thursday, Bauman reached a milestone in her quest to make her dream a reality when she learned she would serve a family medicine residency at Lincoln Medical Education Partnership.

Mar 20, 2009

UNMC/KETV NewsWatch 7 segments continue this weekend

“Health Watch Asks, UNMC Answers,” a partnership with KETV NewsWatch 7, features UNMC experts discussing a wide variety of health topics.

Mar 20, 2009