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Statement from NU President L. Dennis Smith, regarding university budget cuts

Click on headline to read Dr. Smith’s statement on potential NU budget cuts, and view the proposed cuts of NU’s four campuses and central administration.

Sep 11, 2002

Remembrance ceremony Sept. 11

UNMC/NHS will mark the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on America with a special remembrance ceremony. The UNMC/NHS ceremony will be Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 a.m. in the Swanson Hall Courtyard, just west of the Durham Outpatient Center.

Sep 10, 2002

Runners, walkers celebrate College of Medicine centennial

Approximately 100 people turned out Sunday morning for the College of Medicine’s centennial run/walk. The four-mile run/walk, which commemorated the College of Medicine’s 100th anniversary of joining the University of Nebraska, took place on the Field Club Trail, south of the UNMC Student Life Center.

Sep 10, 2002

Nursing celebrates diversity with Hispanic Heritage Month event

More than 100 faculty, students and staff from the UNMC College of Nursing in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, took a trip over the noon hour to Latin America. In reality, participants celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on campus, learning about Latin American culture.

Sep 10, 2002

UNMC announces budget reduction strategy

UNMC has announced the steps it plans to take to reduce its 2002-2003 budget by an additional $3.07 million. See story for details.

Sep 10, 2002

Q & A on the budget reduction strategy

Click here for a Q&A on UNMC’s budget reduction strategy.

Sep 10, 2002

Medical students discover benefits of National Guard membership

You can imagine how happy Rachel Blake, M.D., was when she found out her medical school student loans would be paid off about three years after graduation.

In exchange for her medical services for one weekend a month and 15 days of annual training a year, the resident and Nebraska Army National Guard member receives student loan repayment, monthly pay, low cost life insurance, credits toward a military retirement and other benefits.

Sep 9, 2002

Dr. Piper honored internationally for helping cancer patients

For Barbara Piper, D.N.S., the drive to help cancer patients manage their fatigue began in 1977. Recently, Dr. Piper, associate professor of nursing at UNMC, was honored for her significant, international contributions in cancer care.

Sep 6, 2002

Parking Services information available online

Beginning Monday, Sept. 9, the Employee Self Service (ESS) Web site will provide employees with a convenient, round-the-clock option for accessing parking information.

Sep 6, 2002

UNMC physician finds pyrotechnics hobby a blast

When Tom Poulton, M.D., isn’t taking care of critically ill children, spending time with his family or planting flowers in the yard, you might find him playing with fire.

For three days, at the crack of dawn, the UNMC professor of pediatrics, critical care and anesthesiology helped build and detonate pyrotechnics that would add realism to simulated airfield strafing and bomb runs during last month’s Offutt Air Force Base air show.

Sep 5, 2002