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Mar 11, 2003

Nursing faculty members to lend knowledge, nursing education expertise

Two faculty from the UNMC College of Nursing will travel to Sorrento, Italy, March 13-15, for the Sigma Theta Tau International’s fifth think tank meeting. The meeting, titled, “Nurses and Health: A Global Future,” is part of the STTI’s Arista3 series.

Mar 11, 2003

Chancellor’s budget forums today

All UNMC faculty, staff, students and volunteers are invited to chancellor’s forums on Tuesday, March 11. The one-hour forums will begin at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Mar 11, 2003

UNMC, UNL study organism that could be used as bioweapon

Researchers at UNMC and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are collaborating on a $100,000 pilot study to conduct basic research on Francisella tularensis — an organism that can be used as a bioweapon, to cause tularemia, a potentially fatal disease.

Mar 10, 2003

Faculty, student senates pass resolutions on budget

Read resolutions by the UNMC Faculty Senate and UNMC Student Senate regarding state funding for higher education.

Mar 10, 2003

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

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