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Landmark thoracic surgery performed at medical center
Dwight Bowers remembers listening to his doctors and nurses talk among themselves during a recent surgery. The surgery was to repair a life threatening aneurysm in his thoracic aorta, the body’s largest artery.
Nov 29, 2007
Spotlight on new faculty — meet Susan Beidler, Ph.D.
Susan Beidler, Ph.D., associate professor in the College of Nursing Community-based Health Department and director of the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Nov 29, 2007
Distinguished dentistry alumnus Dr. Dixon dies at 84
UNMC College of Dentistry alumnus, F. Eugene Dixon, D.D.S., who helped make dental insurance accessible to millions of Americans with the 1955 founding of the company now known as Delta Dental of California, died Oct. 26 in San Mateo, Calif. He was 84.
Nov 28, 2007
UNMC’s Dr. Linder and Linda Fell honored by ASCP
UNeMed President, James Linder, M.D., and Linda Fell, director of the clinical laboratory science program in the UNMC School of Allied Health Professions, have received awards from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
Nov 28, 2007
Nanoimaging core facility open house today
The campus is invited to an open house today at the newly-established Nanoimaging Core Facilty, which features microscopes strong enough to make the body of a single cell look “like an ocean.”
Nov 28, 2007
College of Nursing celebration marks 90 years of excellence
The UNMC College of Nursing acknowledged 90 years of exceptional education, breakthrough research, innovative practice and community engagement during a special four-campus celebration on Oct. 19.
Nov 28, 2007
Agreement reached with UnitedHealthcare
UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, and UNMC Physicians have reached new agreements with UnitedHealthcare and its organ-transplant affiliate, United Resource Networks. The new agreements mean that all UnitedHealthcare customers will continue to have uninterrupted network access to affordable, quality health care services from The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians.
Nov 27, 2007
Carol Wilson, legendary nursing administrator, dies
A legendary hospital nursing administrator for UNMC, Carol Wilson, died on Friday at Hospice House in Omaha from complications resulting from her lengthy battle with colon cancer.
Nov 27, 2007
UNMC employees honored at Latino leadership conference
Two UNMC employees recently received the Heartland Latino Community Leadership Award in Health and Human Services.
Nov 27, 2007
Nanoimaging core facility open house Nov. 28
With microscopes strong enough to make the body of a single cell look “like an ocean,” the newly-established UNMC Nanoimaging Core Facility is the place to go for researchers needing to get a glimpse at individual molecules, their assemblies and nanoparticles.
Nov 27, 2007