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Nursing student, friends make patient’s dream come true
For two hours one October morning, Jacyn Brown was free. The former high school football star pedaled the recumbent bike four times around the huge parking lot as family and friends watched on the sidelines. Although the 26-year-old couldn’t see their smiles, he certainly heard their cheers.
Dec 23, 2004
UNMC hosts infectious disease, microbiology conference
The Omaha Infectious Disease and Microbiology Conference in November was simply an idea whose time had come, according to Phil Smith, M.D., chief, UNMC department of internal medicine-section of infectious disease, and conference director.
Dec 22, 2004
Mail Service to relocate Dec. 29, service temporarily suspended
UNMC Mail Services, currently in the Academic and Research Services Building, will relocate on Wednesday, Dec. 29 to the east side of the newly remodeled Campus Training Center building along 42nd Street between Emile and Leavenworth streets. The bulk of the move will take place Tuesday, Dec. 28. As a result, mail service will be suspended following the 11 a.m. mail run on Tuesday, Dec. 28 and resume for the 11 a.m. mail run on Wednesday, Dec. 29. If anyone has an urgent mail request during this period, they should call 559-5315 and special arrangements will be made.
Dec 22, 2004
Dr. Gangahar to leave UNMC, hospital
Dr. Deepak Gangahar, professor and chief of the thoracic and cardiovascular surgery section in the UNMC Department of Surgery and a surgeon for The Nebraska Medical Center, will be leaving the medical center on Jan. 9 to return to his former employer, the Nebraska Heart Institute (NHI).
Dec 22, 2004
Dillard honors UNMC with its own recruiting day
Dillard University has sent no less than five students to UNMC for summer research internships for the past three years. On Oct. 27, the relationship reached a new level when UNMC was granted its own recruiting day – 24 hours in advance of the mass campus recruiting drive that drew representatives from more than 80 colleges and universities to Dillard.
Dec 21, 2004
UNMC Child Development Center teachers honored
UNMC’s Child Development Center teachers were the recipients of this winter’s Team Excellence and Merit Awards (T.E.A.M.) from UNMC Business and Finance.
Dec 21, 2004
UNMC lecturers kick off faculty exchange program
UNMC has achieved national recognition for developing formal affiliation agreements with some of the nation’s top undergraduate colleges for African American, Latino and Native American students. In October, Bruce Buehler, M.D., chairman of the department of pediatrics and director, Munroe-Meyer Institute, and Surinder Batra, Ph.D., professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology, kicked off the faculty exchange component with presentations at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga.
Dec 20, 2004
Increasing salaries, research funds among top goals
UNMC has made great strides in building a strong research program. This year, it also hopes to improve employee salaries and benefits.
Dec 20, 2004
Nebraska scores well in bioterrorism preparedness report
Nebraska is tied for third in a report released Tuesday by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) which graded the 50 states and the District of Columbia for bioterrorism preparedness.
Dec 17, 2004
Walk & Roll for Disabilities event Jan. 30
The C. Louis Meyer Foundation and the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute will hold its first “Walk & Roll for Disabilities” on Sunday, Jan. 30 to raise money for recreational and respite services for adults with developmental disabilities.
Dec 17, 2004