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Employee satisfaction survey deadline extended
The deadline to complete the 2002 UNMC Employee Satisfaction Survey has been extended until midnight Friday, Nov. 22, at the request of UNMC employees.
Nov 19, 2002
International photo contest winners announced
Meredith Hammans, a lab assistant in the NHS University Hospital diagnostic center, has been named the grand-prize winner in the second annual International Photography Contest at UNMC.
Nov 18, 2002
Dr. Maurer named to AHC Biodefense Council
Harold M. Maurer, M.D., chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named as one of 12 members of the newly formed Biodefense Council of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC).
Roger J. Bulger, M.D., president and chief executive officer of the AHC, made the appointment.
Nov 18, 2002
UNMC to expand distance learning opportunities
During the past 10 years, the UNMC Division of Medical Technology has educated 96 students at several clinical education sites in rural Nebraska, and 98 percent of those students have stayed to work in rural hospitals.
Now, thanks to a federal grant, UNMC will expand that distance-education model to sites in Iowa, South Dakota and Wyoming, as the need for medical technologists and other health-care personnel grows significantly.
Nov 15, 2002
UNMC hosting international conference on bone marrow, stem cell transplantation
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, which is recognized nationally and internationally for its expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia and lymphoma, is hosting two conferences this week on bone marrow and stem cell transplantation.
The conferences are being held at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Omaha, will focus on advances made in cancer treatment, drugs, research and cancer care.
Nov 15, 2002
UNMC Community Academy sponsors drive to benefit Project Hope, the Potter House
With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, most people are looking forward to how much food they expect to eat, not how little. This year, students who participate in the UNMC Community Academy are helping feed those in need by hosting a food and sundry needs drive, now through Nov. 22, to benefit Project Hope and The Potter House.
Nov 15, 2002
Cancer survivor, spouse sign research fund agreement
It’s not brick and mortar that makes a good medical center, cancer survivor David Aresty says, but the ideas and workings within the med center walls.
That’s one reason why Aresty and his wife signed the David and Patti Aresty Cancer Research Fund Agreement on Friday to complete their $500,000 gift, which supports novel research and established the Aresty Lounge in the Lied Transplant Center at UNMC. They signed the fund agreement at the Lied center, in the second-floor lounge that bears their name.
Nov 14, 2002
Native American event planned for today
The campus is invited to share an appreciation of the richness of Native American culture today from noon to 2 p.m. in the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium.
Nov 14, 2002
UNMC to host international conferences on bone marrow, stem cell transplantation
UNMC, which is recognized nationally and internationally for its expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia and lymphoma, will host two conferences today through Saturday, Nov. 14-16, on bone marrow and stem cell transplantation.
The conferences, to be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Omaha, will focus on advances made in cancer treatment, drugs, research and cancer care.
Nov 14, 2002
University dependent scholarship program clarified
A clarification of university policy has been issued, in relation to the employee and dependent scholarship program at the University of Nebraska.
Nov 13, 2002