Education

UNMC to offer doctoral degree in epidemiology

Will become fifth doctoral program in College of Public Health A doctoral program in epidemiology, the basic science of public health, will be offered by the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health starting next fall. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the new doctoral program at its meeting today. It […]

Jan 27, 2012

Student spotlight — Erin Rosenbaugh

Today we meet Erin Rosenbaugh, a fourth-year graduate student in the department of cellular and integrative physiology and a “bowling ball candidate” for the ice bowling contest at next week’s Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s.

Jan 20, 2012

New Lincoln nursing building a key to addressing shortage

The Lincoln Division of the UNMC College of Nursing turns away large numbers of qualified applicants each year because of inadequate facilities. That would change with the construction of a new facility on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus.

Jan 19, 2012

Facility would let UNMC expand central Nebraska presence

A proposed new facility at UNMC’s Kearney division is the next step to address workforce shortages in nursing and the allied health professions.

Jan 19, 2012

More information to come Thursday

Read UNMC Today on Thursday for more about UNMC projects in the University of Nebraska’s “Building a Healthier Nebraska” initiative. This will include features on a new College of Nursing building in Lincoln and the expanded health sciences facility in Kearney.

Jan 18, 2012

Plans unveiled for new cancer center

Preliminary plans for a new cancer center at the medical center’s Omaha campus were announced today by leaders from UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center. The project is the largest ever proposed for the medical center.

Jan 18, 2012

Student spotlight – Jacob Peterson

Today we meet Jacob Peterson, a first-year medical student.

Jan 6, 2012

Dental student grateful for more than just a scholarship

When UNMC dental student Jake Zitterkopf sat down to write a thank you letter to the people who gave his scholarship, he never intended to go above and beyond the ordinary. But that’s what he did. (Story links to University of Nebraska Foundation website.)

Jan 5, 2012

Local students make UNMC College of Nursing dean’s list

31 UNMC nursing students make summer dean’s list

Dec 19, 2011