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Despite state budget cuts, UNMC continues to grow
UNMC has budgeted $360 million for 2003-2004 to fund instruction, research and public service and to support academic, student, institutional and facilities services. The 2003-2004 UNMC operating budget, up from $345 million in 2002-2003, has been balanced and loaded into the SAP financial management system.
Oct 1, 2003
Track club honors UNMC, UMA for assisting team to nationals
The Midwest Striders Track Club recently sent its largest team ever to the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships, thanks, in part, to support from University Medical Associates and UNMC’s Community Partnership.
Sep 30, 2003
UNMC reported a 1.6 percent increase in its headcount enrollment for fall 2003. Overall, 2,865 students enrolled at UNMC, compared to 2,819 last fall. See story for the enrollment report (available in a PDF).
Sep 30, 2003
Dr. Romero honored for community work
Jose Romero, M.D., recently received one of the 2003 Hispanic/Latino on the Move awards for his contributions to the Omaha community.
Sep 30, 2003
ITS has begun visiting UNMC workstations to upgrade to Lotus Notes 6 with an anticipated completion date of early December. See story for details.
Sep 29, 2003
Congress approves $2.5 million to UNMC for mobile lab technology
The U.S. Congress has approved a Department of Defense appropriations bill that provides $2.5 million for UNMC to take its clinical laboratory automation technology to the next level.
Sep 29, 2003
Durham Research Center dedication Nov. 13
The campus community is invited to the dedication ceremony for the Durham Research Center Thursday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the building. Plans are being made to broadcast the ceremony to UNMC’s Kearney, Lincoln and Scottsbluff campuses. An all-campus celebration will follow the dedication.
Sep 29, 2003
AMA president-elect speaks at UNMC
Compensation for patients’ “pain and suffering” should be limited in medical malpractice cases, the president-elect of the American Medical Association said Wednesday.
Sep 26, 2003
October workshops to focus on neighborhood issues
Finding solutions to neighborhood issues and creating a neighborhood center will be the focus of the Oct. 14-15 Destination Midtown workshops. The general public is invited to attend.
Sep 26, 2003
Shrike-Hlavac Memorial Trust aids UNMC
The UNMC Eppley Cancer Center has been chosen as the recipient of the 2003 distribution of the Shrike-Hlavac Memorial Trust. Money from the trust will go toward “seed money” for innovative research ideas.
Sep 26, 2003