Newsroom
UNMC leadership team to visit western Nebraska
Chancellor Harold M. Maurer M.D., and eight other members of the UNMC leadership team will visit seven western Nebraska communities June 23 and 24.
Jun 13, 2008
Little Sioux tragedy illustrates how small this town really is
A column about UNMC employees who were involved in Wednesday night’s tragedy at the scout camp near Little Sioux, Iowa.
Jun 13, 2008
First of February quadruplets heads home
It’s a day for which Lee and Rachel Woollen of Holdrege, Neb., have been waiting for months. They plan on three more days like it in the coming weeks. Brett Woollen, the first of their four children born Feb. 11, is out of the hospital.
Jun 12, 2008
Football 101 raises more than $40,000 for cancer research
LINCOLN — Excitement filled the air recently as nearly 900 Nebraska football fans gathered at the Hawks Championships Center to catch a glimpse of the Bo Pelini era at Football 101. Head Coach Pelini and his staff coached basic defensive, offensive and special teams skills to the women and men in attendance.
Jun 12, 2008
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” Each Thursday, we will randomly select a medical center employee to feature. This week, we feature Judy Huey, an office assistant in the transplant data office.
Jun 12, 2008
UNMC aims to create doctoral programs in public health
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will be asked Friday to approve the creation of two doctoral degree programs in the UNMC College of Public Health.
Jun 12, 2008
NEW — Retirement tea for Dr. Hexum today at 2:30 p.m.
A retirement tea for Terry Hexum, Ph.D., will be held today at 2:30 p.m. in University Tower’s Private Dining Rooms B and C.
Jun 12, 2008
Dr. Garvin to oversee medical coverage at swim trials
UNMC will have a chance to shine when the Olympic Swim Trials come to town on June 29.
Jun 11, 2008
UNMC looks for more physicians to work in underserved areas
UNMC officials will ask the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday to approve the creation of a Pre-Medical Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program (PMPBCP). The program will assist the UNMC College of Medicine in meeting its strategic goal of a diverse student body and ultimately produce physicians who will practice in underserved rural and urban areas.
Jun 11, 2008
UNMC Off the Clock — To Barbara Harrison, life’s a ‘square’ dance
Confined to her hospital bed, unable to walk due to an automobile accident that injured her husband and killed the family’s dog, Barbara Harrison thought one thing. It wasn’t about being ejected from the pickup she was driving or about being life-flighted to the hospital.
Instead, it was, “I’m lucky to have my leg and my life. Now, how long before I can dance again?”
Jun 11, 2008