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Beginning today, UNMC Today is launching “Getting to Know U,” a new feature designed to highlight some of the 3,700 men and women who are the backbone of UNMC and its success.
Oct 13, 2003
UNMC receives grant to look at nursing shortages
A research team at UNMC is developing a tool to help Nebraska communities predict and plan for nursing shortages. Mary Cramer, Ph.D., assistant professor, UNMC College of Nursing, received a $5,000, 12-month grant from the American Nurses Foundation to conduct the research.
Oct 13, 2003
College of Nursing plans induction ceremonies Oct. 12
The UNMC College of Nursing will hold induction ceremonies Sunday, Oct. 12, to recognize approximately 140 new nursing students across the state.
Oct 10, 2003
Residents, physicians, nurses paint Turner Park
The dirty white stucco and brick building at 2955 Farnam St. was beginning to look pretty shabby, until Jennifer Brown, M.D., ambulatory chief resident and Turner Park Health Center medical director, had an idea.
Oct 10, 2003
UNMC, UMA primary health providers at Multicultural EXPO
UNMC and the University Medical Associates (UMA) joined forces Oct. 4-5 to create a strong health component at the first Nebraska Multicultural EXPO.
Oct 10, 2003
2003 Andy Award recipients announced
The 2003 Andy Awards are presented annually by International Studies and Programs at UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) to individuals whose media coverage best enhances the international awareness of Nebraskans. See article to find out this year’s winners.
Oct 10, 2003
Health insurance program changes for 2004
A letter from David E. Lechner,
vice president for business & finance for the University of Nebraska, outlines some of the health insurance premium and coverage changes for 2004.
Oct 10, 2003
UNMC, University of Iowa receive $6.3 million NIH grant
Researchers at UNMC and the University of Iowa (UI), have jointly received a five-year, $6.3 million grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, one of the National Institutes of Health, to study immune system abnormalities caused by chronic alcohol abuse.
Oct 9, 2003
Hundreds pass through drive-thru flu shot clinic
Car after car this morning, they lined up, signed up and rolled up their sleeves for a flu shot that got right to the point. The Nebraska Medical Center’s drive-thru flu shot clinic at Clarkson West Medical Center kept a team of nurses busy for more than four hours. In the end, more than 600 people received the flu shot.
Oct 9, 2003
University Tower: A sign of the times
New, exterior signs are being hung to reflect the new name of UNMC’s clinical partner, The Nebraska Medical Center. In addition, new signs reflect the change from University Hospital to University Tower and Clarkson Hospital to Clarkson Tower.
Oct 9, 2003