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Regents approve Center for Advanced Surgical Technology
The University of Nebraska is poised to be a leader in the evolution of surgical practice. On Friday, it made another leap forward when the Board of Regents approved establishment of the University of Nebraska Center for Advanced Surgical Technology at UNMC.
Nov 14, 2005
Group develops guidelines for biocontainment units
About 35 national and local infectious diseases experts, including those representing the country’s three biocontainment units, recently met in Omaha to develop guidelines to standardize biocontainment units for patients. See story for audio clips.
Nov 14, 2005
UNMC moves forward with preparation for new building
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Friday approved the initiation of site leveling and foundation pilings for the Center for Health Science Education (CHSE) building at UNMC so that the medical center can stay on track for the building to open in the fall of 2008.
Nov 14, 2005
NUFlex information from central administration
Click to read a letter on 2006 benefit options from David Lechner, University of Nebraska vice president for business and finance.
Nov 11, 2005
College of Nursing Lincoln Division celebrates relocation
When students at the UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division e-mailed UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., about an inadequate learning environment, he listened. This fall, students, faculty and staff celebrated the division’s move into the Commerce Court building in downtown Lincoln.
Nov 11, 2005
Restore Omaha’s first event big success
Restore Omaha attracted 453 lovers of older properties to the newly renovated Mutual of Omaha Dome on Nov. 5. They heard from two keynote speakers and 20 breakout session speakers about how to preserve and restore their home or business.
Nov 11, 2005
Dr. Johansson named Vickery chair in pathology
Sonny Johansson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology, has been named the first recipient of the Amelia F. and Austin L. Vickery Jr., Chair in Pathology. Dr. Austin Vickery was a 1943 graduate of the Nebraska College of Medicine and became a world-renowned pathologist specializing in surgical pathology and thyroid pathology.
Nov 10, 2005
Night of a Thousand Stars set for Dec. 3
The 13th annual “Night of a Thousand Stars” will illuminate Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 3. The UNMC pre-party reception with hors d’oeuvres will be at the Omaha Woman’s Club, 518 S. 38th St., beginning at 7 p.m.
Nov 10, 2005
Professorships commemorate orthopaedic surgeons
The late Drs. L. Thomas Hood and Herman Frank Johnson are names that run deep through Nebraska’s orthopaedic heritage. Marjorie Hood, wife of Dr. Hood and daughter of Dr. Johnson, wanted to ensure that they were remembered for their remarkable contributions to the field of orthopaedics, while also supporting the mission of the UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, which they helped build. Click to find out who was awarded the first professorships.
Nov 9, 2005
Avian influenza – Is Nebraska ready?
Stories are appearing almost daily regarding the outbreak of Avian influenza in various parts of the world. Two questions capture the essence of the problem and the concern of local citizens. First, is Nebraska prepared to respond to this new threat? And second, is all the attention really justified, or is the concern out of proportion to the risk? Here, UNMC’s Steven Hinrichs, M.D., answers those questions, in his own words.
Nov 9, 2005