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Dr. Maurer earns Lifetime Achievement Award from Children’s Oncology Group
UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Children’s Oncology Group, a National Cancer Institute-supported clinical cooperative cancer treatment and research group. Dr. Maurer is being recognized for his significant contributions to pediatric cancer research.
Mar 10, 2003
UNMC announces first phase of budget cuts
UNMC today announced its plans to reduce its budget by $2 million for the fiscal year 2003-2004. “None of these cuts are easy. We’ve tried to preserve our educational programs in these cuts, and I think that we’ve done a good job of selecting parts of the budget that will have the least impact on the overall vision of UNMC,” UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer said. See story for more details.
Mar 10, 2003
Q & A — UNMC’s budget-cutting plans
Learn more about UNMC’s budget-cutting plans in this Q & A.
Mar 10, 2003
Officials compare Nebraska budget woes to surrounding states
Popular opinion and newspaper headlines would lead you to believe that the University of Nebraska’s budget woes are similar to every other state university in the country. But a look at surrounding states shows that the cuts to NU’s budget isolate the university on an island, where it is at a competitive disadvantage for recruiting new faculty and students. This is the last installment in a three-part series on the budget.
Mar 7, 2003
NU’s Smith issues letter to faculty, staff
Click to read University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith’s letter to all University of Nebraska faculty and staff regarding budget cuts.
Mar 7, 2003
College of Nursing moves to online testing
It’s test day in the College of Nursing. But for many students, that does not mean a trip to the classroom with a No. 2 pencil and an eraser. For some nursing students, it means a trip to the computer lab and about a hundred clicks of the mouse. This semester, 11 College of Nursing graduate and undergraduate classes are taking tests online using Perception software.
Mar 7, 2003
UNMC sends medical supplies to Afghanistan
The UNMC Bookstore has donated approximately 25 boxes of nursing and medical books, as well as lab coats and scrubs to hospitals in Afghanistan. It is the first donation being sent from UNMC to the impoverished area.
Mar 7, 2003
NU’s appropriation hasn’t kept pace with general fund increases
When the Nebraska general fund appropriation rose more than 12 percent in 1998-1999, the University of Nebraska’s allocation from the state increased less than 4 percent.
In fact, the University of Nebraska’s allocation increase percentage has matched or exceeded the state’s general fund growth rate in only three of the past 11 years. This article is the second in a three-part series focusing on the UNMC budget.
Mar 6, 2003
Visiting nurse scholar: Revolutionary changes ahead in cancer diagnosis
A nurse practitioner specializing in medical oncology told nurses and nursing faculty this week that changes in the next five to 20 years will revolutionize the way health providers think about and manage cancer diagnosis and treatment. As a result, nurses will need an improved understanding of basic sciences such as cell biology, she said.
Mar 6, 2003
Support group forms for victims of problem gamblers
Beginning this month, victims of problem gamblers will have an opportunity to find comfort, support and education in a confidential environment on campus. The new support group, “Voices for Victims of Problem Gamblers,” will meet every other Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in UNMC’s Wittson Hall, Room 3037. The first meeting is March 12.
Mar 6, 2003