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Accident victim ‘repays’ unknown donors by giving blood

Driving onto I-80 near her Omaha home, Katie Stearn anticipated the dinner date with her friends would warm the icy February afternoon. Instead, on that frozen day, total strangers stepped in to help save Stearn’s life.

Sep 27, 2002

UNMC blood drive scheduled for Tuesday morning

The steps to potentially saving a life have never been so easy for UNMC and NHS employees. First, click here to schedule an appointment at the campus blood drive on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Sep 27, 2002

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

UNMC, OPS honor first teens to attend Gilbert Academy

From June 9 to July 20, five Omaha Public School students attended Gilbert Academy — a six-week college preparatory program at Dillard University, a historically black college in New Orleans. The OPS connection developed as part of UNMC’s historic affiliation agreement with Dillard University inaugurated this year.

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