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Camp Munroe serves extraordinary students

The charm of Camp Munroe is how ordinary it is. Staff members and volunteers create the traditional day camp activities: sing-alongs, art projects and community outings. But this camp is extraordinary because of the children it serves. These children have developmental disabilities.

Jul 26, 2002

Dr. Maurer travels to Wahoo, David City

UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., Mike Sitorius, M.D., chair of the UNMC department of family medicine, and Bob Bartee, executive assistant to the chancellor, traveled to Wahoo and David City Tuesday. They visited with hospital administrators in David City and toured the health facility where 21 of the practicing health providers are UNMC alumni.

Jul 25, 2002

Statewide poll shows support for fetal cell research

Findings of a statewide poll released today shows more than two-thirds (70 percent) of Nebraska registered voters support fetal cell research at UNMC. Nearly three-quarters of the registered voters contacted also indicated support for embryonic stem cell research should it be conducted in the future at the University of Nebraska. The poll was commissioned by Nebraskans for Research (NFR).

Jul 25, 2002

Many factors led to state’s budget crisis — part 3 of 5

Taxation structural imbalance. Economic recession. Sept. 11th.

Combined, these factors led to a downturn in the state of Nebraska’s revenue and, ultimately, a special Legislative budget-cutting session that will begin next week.

Jul 25, 2002

Dreams realized with UNMC, Dillard, OPS affiliation

On June 9, five Omaha Public School (OPS) students from North Omaha flew to New Orleans, La., to attend one of the most unique pre-college programs in the United States — Dillard University’s Gilbert Academy for Young Emerging Scholars. The program ended July 20.

Jul 24, 2002

University’s appropriation hasn’t kept pace with general fund increases – part 2 of 5

During the past 14 years, the state of Nebraska’s general fund budget has increased by 125 percent.

Yet, the University of Nebraska’s allocation from the state general fund grew by only 77 percent.

Meanwhile, state aid to individuals and others rose more than 204 percent; state aid to local governments rose more than 126 percent; and the allocation to state agencies, excluding the University of Nebraska, was more than 100 percent.

Jul 24, 2002

UNMC Family Practice Club honored

UNMC’s student-run Family Practice Club has been named one of 10 recipients of the American Academy of Family Physician’s 2002 Program of Excellence Awards.

Jul 23, 2002

University budget will be one focus of July special session — part 1 of 5

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a five-part series that will try to explain the UNMC budget and its relationship to a legislative special session that will take place later this month.

If UNMC’s budget were a Thanksgiving pie, the revenue provided by the state of Nebraska wouldn’t supply even a third of the ingredients.

Yet, there’s no doubt that a severe reduction in state support would change the flavor of the campus.

Jul 23, 2002

Study finds need for education on hormone replacement therapy

Susan Wilhelm, Ph.D., assistant professor in UNMC’s College of Nursing Scottsbluff Division, was as surprised as many with the recent news that the National Institutes of Health halted a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) study about three years early, citing health risks.

The news most likely will affect follow-up in Dr. Wilhelm’s recent study, which looked at the factors affecting a woman’s decision on whether to take hormone replacement therapy.

Jul 22, 2002

Dr. Hanlon touts advantages of rural medicine

For the past 20 years, Robert Hanlon, M.D., of the Chadron Medical Clinic has volunteered his time as a faculty member in the rural preceptorship program. In May he received the UNMC College of Medicine’s Volunteer Faculty of the Month award.

Jul 19, 2002