Education

Happy 20th RHEN!

The Rural Health Education Network (RHEN) celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 4.

Jun 7, 2011

Faculty changes announced in the College of Dentistry

Several UNMC College of Dentistry faculty will take on new roles in light of the retirements of Curt Kuster, D.D.S., and Dennis Kent, D.D.S., in July.

Jun 6, 2011

Volunteers needed to help with transplant reunion children activities

Volunteers are needed to help with children’s activities at the 2011 Solid Organ Transplant Reunion on Saturday, July 30 at Coco Key Water Resort Hotel and Convention Center, 72nd and Grover streets.

May 24, 2011

Public health student travels long way to attend college

Bernie Medise, M.D., a pediatrician, is UNMC’s first public health student from Indonesia to be sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

May 12, 2011

Dr. Connelly named assistant dean at Norfolk nursing division

Liane Connelly, Ph.D., has been selected as assistant dean of the UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk, effective June 27.

May 11, 2011

Students have a ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ experience

As the Omaha Community Playhouse offers UNMC discounted tickets to Thursday’s 6:30 p.m. performance of “Tuesdays with Morrie,” we hear of an inspiring student experience with a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

May 10, 2011

High school alliance students look back on program’s first year

As the 32 students in the inaugural UNMC High School Alliance class prepare to graduate Thursday, two seniors reflect on their experiences from the last school year.

May 10, 2011

Gratitude for High School Alliance supporters

On Thursday evening, 32 high school juniors and seniors will graduate from the UNMC High School Alliance — a feat that would not have been possible without the more than 250 faculty, staff and students at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center who helped significantly during the last nine months.

May 10, 2011

Public health in action — Injury prevention a passion for this epidemiologist

Safety in the workplace should be a given, said Lina Lander, Sc.D., assistant professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health.

May 10, 2011

Dr. Desouza takes over as diabetes division director

Cyrus Desouza, M.D., has been named chief of the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism.

May 9, 2011