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Students collaborate on volunteer project
Last month, 16 UNMC medical students and 26 middle and high school students made 30 fleece lap cozies and decorated 140 pillowcases with brightly colored fabric markers to donate to children in local hospitals or shelters. The April 16 volunteer project was part of National Youth Service Day, the world’s largest volunteer service event.
May 13, 2005
UNMC grad pursues career in mental healing
While there is a major need for diversity in all areas of health services, there is an especially severe shortage of psychiatric specialists of color. This was just one of several motivating factors that led Hope Jackson-Konnath to graduate today as a psychiatric nurse practitioner from the UNMC College of Nursing.
May 13, 2005
Med center has state’s only JCAHO certified stroke center
The Nebraska Medical Center’s stroke program has received the “Gold Seal of Approval” from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) making it the first and only nationally certified stroke center in Nebraska.
May 13, 2005
Dental hygiene rotation at Pine Ridge
Four dental hygiene students from the UNMC College of Dentistry West Division in Scottsbluff, Neb., reflect on their rotation on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in S.D.
May 12, 2005
Three to be honored at May 13 commencement
UNMC will honor three individuals for their dedication and support to UNMC and the health professions during Friday’s commencement ceremony in Omaha.
May 11, 2005
Medical research advocates honored
“Survival” for Rik Bonness, a former college and NFL football player, took on new meaning 13 years ago when his sons – his youngest at age 4 and, three years later, his oldest at age 9 — were diagnosed with juvenile (Type I) diabetes and required constant finger pokes and insulin injections to stay alive.
May 11, 2005
UNMC researchers tackle most lethal form of cancer
UNMC researchers Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., and Surinder Batra, Ph.D., received a $3.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, to make earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer a reality. Drs. Hollingsworth and Batra are two of many investigators at UNMC who received a total of more than $17 million in research grants in the last three months of 2004. That’s a 76 percent increase over the same period in 2003.
May 10, 2005
UNMC, Douglas County Attorney’s Office unite in L.E.A.D.
UNMC is collaborating with the Douglas County Attorney’s Office (DCA), the Omaha medical community and First National Bank to develop a nationally acclaimed youth education program in Omaha. First started in California, the “Legal Enrichment and Decision Making” (LEAD) project is directed toward preventive education in health and legal issues for middle school children.
May 10, 2005
Honorary degree recipient to give May 12 lecture
UNMC has selected Linda Cronenwett, Ph.D., professor and dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, to receive a 2005 Honorary Doctor of Science degree. During her visit, Dr. Cronenwett will present a lecture titled, “Nursing’s Contributions to Healthcare Quality: Raising the Bar,” on Thursday, May 12.
May 10, 2005
UNMC researcher co-edits Web-based pharmacological resource
Expert pharmacologists are available around-the-clock, thanks to xPharm, an interactive and user-friendly database of pharmacological information co-edited by UNMC’s David B. Bylund, Ph.D.
May 9, 2005