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Medical technologist enjoys role in smaller hospital
In addition to her role as a medical technologist at Kearney County Health
Services in Minden, Laura Horner also administers electrocardiograms and X-rays of patients.
Horner can fill all of the positions at the Kearney County hospital, in
part, because of a distance education opportunity that is provided by UNMC.
Sep 26, 2002
Dealing with the death of a dream
Carl Greiner, M.D., a UNMC professor, psychiatrist and expert on grief, says many Americans who are watching their net worth drop as a result of the declining stock market are going through the same stages that a person goes through when dealing with grief.
Sep 25, 2002
Downloading copyright protected material is prohibited
The UNMC/NHS campus is reminded that under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, copyright infringement of digital works may result in both civil and criminal penalties. The music and film industries are actively monitoring Internet usage to identify potential copyright infringement activity.
Sep 24, 2002
Balancing security, privacy rights on university campuses
In the aftermath of last year’s terrorist attacks, universities across the country are weighing security issues with individual freedoms. UNMC is no exception. Last Wednesday, a six-person panel debated the “The Role of Background Checks in Bioterrorism Prevention.” Find out what they said and what UNMC is doing.
Sep 24, 2002
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
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