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Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska to Hold Ranch Party
The Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska has made plans to hold a Ranch Party on Saturday, May 31, 2003, at the Double D Farm near Ashland. The Party will include a beef brisket barbeque; entertainment by Red Steagall, a cowboy poet and a recording artist; and an auction.
(Click on headline for complete story and ticket information).
May 16, 2003
HR to offer communications skills courses
Four UNMC Communications Skills Courses, presented by UNMC Human Resources, will be offered over the coming months. (Click on headline to see course and registration information.
May 16, 2003
531 students receive diplomas from UNMC
Degrees and certificates were conferred to 531 University of Nebraska Medical Center students last week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha.
(Click on story for names of graduates and photos from various ceremonies).
May 15, 2003
Employee parking structure grand opening planned
One can almost hear the huge sighs of relief echoing from the UNMC parking office.
Parking and Cashiering Services Manager Tina Spencer and assistants Kelly Weyant and Lashon George have worked hard to move UNMC/NHS employees into all available parking stalls in UNMC’s new parking structure, officially named Lot 50.
(Click on headline to read about the tailgate party, celebrating the structure’s opening).
May 15, 2003
UNMC research team publishes in journal, sheds light on deadly human virus
Many theories exist about why people, mostly children, get myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle that causes mild to severe disease, including death or the need for a heart transplant. The theory of a UNMC research team is featured as the cover story in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
May 15, 2003
First UNMC undergraduate students place dental implants
Responding to increasing demand from Nebraska patients for dental implants, the UNMC College of Dentistry developed a program last fall to train undergraduate dental students in dental implants procedures. The college recently has had its first undergraduate students place implants in patients.
May 14, 2003
UNMC staff, children participate in Cinco de Mayo parade festivities
Editor’s note: This is a first-person account of the Cinco de Mayo parade, written by UNMC Media Specialist Walter Brooks.
Let’s be clear about something right now. As of May 3, the Cinco de Mayo parade in South Omaha has to be one of the largest parades in Nebraska. A May 4 Omaha World-Herald article stated: “Police officers estimated 20,000 people attended the parade but the people were so concentrated along several of the blocks that attendance [was] beyond estimate.”
May 14, 2003
Cataract Update Symposium scheduled for May 29
Peter Kador, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the department of pharmaceutical sciences in the UNMC College of Pharmacy, has organized a Cataract Update Symposium for Thursday, May 29, at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
May 14, 2003
Employee parking structure grand opening planned
One can almost hear the huge sighs of relief echoing from the UNMC parking office.
Parking and Cashiering Services Manager Tina Spencer and assistants Kelly Weyant and Lashon George have worked hard to move UNMC/NHS employees into all available parking stalls in UNMC’s new parking structure, officially named Lot 50.
(Click on headline to read about the tailgate party, celebrating the structure’s opening).
May 14, 2003
Research rules — a weekly HIPAA message
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. You will be receiving weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your job. Today’s HIPAA message discusses rules for research.
May 13, 2003