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Husband, wife graduate with nursing degrees

Michael and Lesley Leach are two people who take togetherness to a whole new level. The couple raised three children, worked outside jobs and still managed to fulfill their dream of graduating from nursing school at the same time.

Jan 7, 2005

UNMC nursing dean in national video

Johnson & Johnson is preparing to launch a promotional video, “Nurse Scientists: Committed to the Public Trust,” that will feature Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, and nine other nurse researchers from across the country. The 10-minute video promotes nursing research to meet the healthcare needs of the nation.

Jan 6, 2005

Memorial service today for Maureen Cleary

Memorial services are today for Maureen “Mo” Cleary, a former alumni director at UNMC. Cleary died Dec. 29 at her home in Estes Park, Colo., of complications from breast cancer, which was diagnosed in 2002. She was 53.

Jan 6, 2005

Music eases pain, anxiety after open-heart surgery

Researchers have found a potential way to reduce moderate to severe pain, and anxiety following open-heart surgery. It may be as simple as listening to music. A research team led by a UNMC College of Nursing doctoral student published the study in the November issue of Pain.

Jan 5, 2005

Walk Jan. 30 for developmental disabilities benefit

Grab your walking shoes and join Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch to support the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute’s “Walk & Roll for Disabilities,” a benefit to raise money to provide recreational and respite services for adults with developmental disabilities.

Jan 5, 2005

SimplyWell health screenings announced

Interested in enrolling in SimplyWell? Click to find out more about the wellness program and the dates of upcoming health screenings.

Jan 5, 2005

Avenues abound to aid victims of tsunami

This letter was sent to members of the American Public Health Association, the oldest organization of public health professionals, on Wednesday, Dec. 29. The APHA represents more than 50,000 members from over 50 public health occupations. To view the letter, click on the headline.

Jan 4, 2005

UNMC achievements continued in 2004

UNMC continued to raise the bar in 2004 with historic levels of research funding, extraordinary academic partnerships and a significant campus construction plan. Today we look back at some of the highlights.

Jan 4, 2005

Scientist to continue multiple sclerosis research

Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, oral biology and pharmacology at the UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln, has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study potential new anti-neuroinflammatory drugs for multiple sclerosis.

Jan 3, 2005

World-Herald names Dr. Maurer ‘Midlander of the Year’

For being “the spark behind what may be the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s most explosive period of growth and for his efforts to make UNMC a world-class academic medical center,” UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has been named “Midlander of the Year” for 2004 by The Omaha World-Herald.

Jan 3, 2005