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Dr. Scholar is 2004 Alvin Earle award recipient
It’s not unusual to find students playing Pharmacojeopardy in the classroom of Eric Scholar, M.D. A professor in the Department of Pharmacology and the Eppley Institute, Dr. Scholar co-developed the game to help students with pharmacology review questions. It’s one example of how the UNMC professor of 30 years connects well with students.
Apr 25, 2005
Anatomical service honors ‘greatest teachers’
On Friday, nearly 400 people gathered at the Westside Community Center to honor the 133 individuals who donated their bodies to the anatomical gift program.
Apr 25, 2005
Nurse practitioner fulfills dream in poverty-stricken Bangladesh
As a young adult, Sandra Borden knew she wanted to work overseas in a remote place. She never really dreamed of being a nurse, nor did she seriously consider nursing as a career. But nursing was her destiny. The Gibbon, Neb., woman went on to build and staff a hospital in one of the poorest and most remote parts of the world. Last year, she received the UNMC College of Nursing Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award for outstanding work in Bangladesh. Editor’s note: This story contains a graphic image.
Apr 22, 2005
Sweat equity lands UNMC employee new home
There was only one thing missing when Theresa Grutel received the keys to her new home — a wheelchair ramp so her father could visit. But, if history is any guide, Grutel will make that a reality too.
Apr 22, 2005
McGoogan Library staff host Fontenelle students
For the past five years, the UNMC McGoogan Library of Medicine has been a major supporter of the Fontenelle Elementary School library. Initially, the staff sponsored Fontenelle under the Adopt-A-School program, but in 2000, staff members focused their interests on assisting the school’s library.
Apr 22, 2005
Dr. Maurer outlines UNMC’s winning strategy
An upbeat culture, combined with a winning strategy, yields unprecedented opportunity, UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., says.
Apr 22, 2005
Colon cancer patient advocates screenings
After Cheryle Rambo’s sister died of colon cancer at a young age, Rambo was told she had an increased risk of developing colon cancer and needed to get checked sooner and more often than someone without a family history of the disease.
Apr 21, 2005
Increase in term life insurance announced
Central Administration today announced that because of favorable experience in the group term life insurance program, Security Financial Life will increase by 40 percent the amount of coverage in excess of $20,000 that you possessed on Dec. 31, 2004.
Apr 21, 2005
Making sense of CMMS – – room conversion planned
CMMS, the “Comparative Medicine Management System,” is a new computerized business management system. UNMC Today will provide weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your research program. This week’s message refers to the upcoming conversion of animal rooms.
Apr 21, 2005
IACUC shares information with investigators
Michael Mann, Ph.D., executive chairman of UNMC’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), shares the following message with all investigators using animals in research.
Apr 21, 2005