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Dr. Kirkegaard receives College of Pharmacy award
Scott Kirkegaard, Pharm.D., has been selected as the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy 2004 Preceptor of the Year. Dr. Kirkegaard, a clinical pharmacist at the Hastings Regional Center in Hastings, Neb., was selected for the award by a vote of the graduating senior class. This is the third time he has received the award.
May 7, 2004
Maurers receive People of Vision Award
Together, Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly have changed the landscape of the Omaha community. On May 4, Prevent Blindess Nebraska formally presented the Maurers with its 2004 People of Vision Award for their outstanding achievements in making the Omaha community a better place to live. Click for photos of the event.
May 7, 2004
MMI to hold June 3 golf tournament to raise funds
The C. Louis Meyer Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. invites the public to participate in its Tee-Up for Disabilities Golf Tournament June 3 at the Tregaron Golf Course in Bellevue. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Adult Recreational Therapy Program at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute.
May 6, 2004
Public receptions set for university presidential finalists
Public receptions have been scheduled at the University of Nebraska at Omaha for all four candidates for president of the University of Nebraska. Central Administration welcomes and encourages all UNMC faculty, staff and students to attend these sessions and to provide feedback on the candidates to the Board of Regents. Click for schedules.
May 6, 2004
Dr. Sato receives Alzheimer’s research award
Shinji Sato, Ph.D., a post-doctoral research associate in UNMC’s department of pathology/microbiology, is this year’s recipient of the Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Fund Award.
May 6, 2004
A weekly IRB message – change is in the wind
Beginning today, the UNMC Institutional Review Board (IRB) kicks off a series of informational articles detailing improvements to its human research protection program. Articles will run in UNMC Today each Wednesday. Today’s article provides an overview of the program and the IRB’s plans to seek national accreditation.
May 5, 2004
Surgery for acid reflux to be live on Web
A West Point, Neb., woman hopes to put an end to her struggle with acid reflux disease with a surgery that will be broadcast live on the Internet Thursday from The Nebraska Medical Center.
May 5, 2004
Smokers need to take habit to designated areas
When smokers on campus light up where they shouldn’t, it can affect more than just the people who happen to walk by them. “We’re experiencing problems with smoke being drawn into buildings, and we’ve received numerous complaints from staff, patients and visitors,” said John Hauser, the safety officer for UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center. “Smokers need to smoke in the designated shelters only.”
May 5, 2004
Dr. Kahn to receive UNO Alumni Association honor
The University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni Association will bestow its Citation for Alumnus Achievement upon Guinter Kahn, M.D., during the University’s commencement ceremony Friday, May 7, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. Dr. Kahn is a UNMC College of Medicine graduate.
May 4, 2004
Donated artwork expands American Indian exhibit
A young man stands with pride before the woman he loves. Behind him are six vibrant ponies — his gift to the family of the young maiden he wishes to marry. The colorful scene of a long-ago Lakota courtship is the newest piece of artwork now on display in the Ear, Nose and Throat clinic at UNMC.
May 4, 2004