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Fifty UNMC employees graduate today from the 2007 Management Development Series with a briefcase full of leadership tips, tools and resources. The eight-month series was designed to provide supervisors, managers and administrators with the tools to become highly effective leaders, as well as an understanding of UNMC policies and procedures.
May 17, 2007
Spiders and snakes and bees, oh my!
If there was any doubt that spring is here you only have to ask the nurses at the Nebraska Regional Poison Center. The calls on carbon monoxide and cough and cold medicines have been replaced by incidents involving gasoline, ant killer, fertilizers, spring cleaning chemicals and critters that bite and sting.
May 17, 2007
Raines Scholarship expanded to assist nursing students
A longtime scholarship that has benefited western Nebraska medical students at UNMC for the past 23 years has been expanded to provide support to nursing students as well.
May 16, 2007
Annual Garden Walk & Faire heads to Elkhorn on June 10
Rain or shine — the 40th Annual Garden Walk will be Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 16, 2007
Dr. Zetterman honored by American College of Physicians
Rowen Zetterman, M.D., professor of medicine and associate dean for veterans affairs at the UNMC College of Medicine, recently received the prestigious Alfred Stengel Memorial Award for Outstanding Service for 2007 from the American College of Physicians (ACP).
May 16, 2007
Dr. Swarts named volunteer faculty member of the year
Long-time volunteer, Carol Swarts, M.D., a radiation oncologist from Crestview Hills, Ky., has received the 2006 Volunteer Faculty of the Year award.
May 16, 2007
Medicine photo exhibit to remain on display until June 3
The Durham Western Heritage Museum will leave the photo exhibit chronicling the 125-year history of the UNMC College of Medicine on display through June 3. The exhibit was scheduled to run until late April.
May 15, 2007
Time is short to register for inaugural radiology seminar
The May 24 registration deadline for the first-ever interventional radiology conference at UNMC is rapidly approaching.
May 15, 2007
Sorrell Center topping out May 30
The entire campus is invited to a topping out ceremony for the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education on Wednesday, May 30 at 10:30 a.m.
May 15, 2007
Unique islet transplant offers Colorado toddler hope
Three-year-old Berlyn Alfredsen is much like any other little girl. She enjoys wearing her hair in a ponytail. Her eyes light up when she watches her favorite Elmo videos. Unlike other children, though, little Berlyn has spent much of her young life in and out of hospitals. She recently became the youngest patient known to undergo an autologous islet transplant.
May 15, 2007