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CON, COP celebrate completion of new plaza area
On Monday, UNMC’s Facilities, Management and Planning invited faculty, staff and students from the College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy to join them for a party on the plaza.
Sep 24, 2002
Winners named in inaugural poster competition
Fourth-year medical students Jeff Nienaber and Neil Jones were named recently as the winners of an inaugural poster contest in the department of family medicine.
Sep 23, 2002
College of Dentistry holds white coat ceremony
The UNMC College of Dentistry recently held a White Coat Ceremony to welcome 45 new dental students and 20 dental hygiene students into the dental profession. The ceremony is a rite of passage, as well as a call to achieve the high standards set forth in the profession. See story for the names of this year’s new dental and dental hygiene students.
Sep 23, 2002
A profile of UNMC’s first-year dental, dental hygiene students
UNMC’s first-year dental and dental hygiene students include a former airline flight attendant, a former Kansas State basketball player and a former quarterback at the University of Northern Colorado.
Sep 23, 2002
UNMC kicks off its United Way of the Midlands campaign
Today, the UNMC campus kicks off its United Way campaign with a goal of $120,000. Employees who turn in their pledge cards will be eligible for prize drawings. Drawings will be Sept. 27, Oct. 4, and Oct. 11. Watch UNMC Today for prizewinners.
Sep 23, 2002
Friends host Eppley Cancer Center open house
The Friends of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, a 15-member community based group committed to raising funds for cancer research, hosted a cancer center open house Wednesday, Sept. 18.
Sep 20, 2002
UNMC/NHS perform world’s first urinary diversion with robotic surgical system
Surgeons at UNMC/NHS successfully performed the world’s first ileal conduit urinary diversion Sept. 4 using a combination of the da Vinci Surgical System (computer assisted laparoscopic arms) and traditional laparoscopic techniques.
Sep 20, 2002
Diagnosing depression in teens
How can you tell if your teen is just anxious about returning to school or genuinely depressed? Chris Kratochvil, M.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry at UNMC and an expert in teen depression, explains.
Sep 19, 2002
90 percent of campus trash can be recycled
Nearly 90 percent of the trash generated on the UNMC/NHS campus can be recycled. Employees can assist in the recycling efforts and help divert loads of material from the local dump just by taking the extra step to drop recyclable items in the recycling bins.
Sep 19, 2002
Health systems nurse specialists gather
Thirty-three students attended the third annual Health Systems Nurse Specialist (HSNS) August gathering Aug. 20-21 at the UNMC College of Nursing.
Sep 18, 2002