Greg Forbes UNMC College of Nursing

Nursing’s Dr. Alonso, team tackle groundbreaking exercise research

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is funding the project working with certain heart failure patients.

Sep 8, 2023

Windy Alonso, PhD

UNMC College of Nursing, Indian health coalition partner on new clinic

Nursing faculty will provide advanced practice clinical services at NUIHC’s comprehensive community center.

Aug 1, 2023

The NUIHC Health and Wellness Clinic opens to the community on Aug. 7. Located at 23rd and N streets in South Omaha at NUIHC’s comprehensive community center, the clinic will have UNMC College of Nursing faculty providing the advanced practice clinical services.

Med center reps study digital health coaching for cancer survivors

The COACH study is one of the first to investigate augmented coaching and an individual’s health outcomes.

Jul 21, 2023

Robin Lally, PhD, and Rachael Schmidt, DNP

Dr. Johnson appointed UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division assistant dean

New leader calls for more community engagement by college in Norfolk area.

Jul 7, 2023

Angela Johnson, EdD

Honors and recognition

Linda Herrick, PhD, was reappointed to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) for a full three-year term. Her term began on Jan. 1, 2023, and ends on Dec. 31, 2025. The ARC is tasked with “making confidential recommendations regarding accreditation” to the CCNE Board of Commissioners. It meets twice per […]

May 9, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing students, faculty and staff earned a number of recognitions this spring.

Nursing faculty secure major research grants

Windy Alonso, PhD, and Michele Balas, PhD, were awarded research grants through the National Institute of Health in April.

May 9, 2023

Windy Alonso, PhD, earned a five-year, $3.85 million National Institute of Health grant for a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-sponsored project.

MNRS conference successful for CON faculty, students

UNMC College of Nursing faculty and students attended the MNRS annual research conference.

May 9, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing representatives attended the MNRS Annual Research Conference and earned several awards for presentations. Breanna Hetland, PhD, center, received the Harriet H. Werley New Investigator Award.

Speak up: Student’s instinct leads to correction of near error

Lou Lambley, a fourth-semester BSN student at the UNMC, spoke up to prevent a possible medical error.

May 9, 2023

Lou Lambley, a fourth-semester BSN student at UNMC College of Nursing

College of Nursing, UNK celebrate admission announcement

Twice-a-year admissions for the BSN program will start at the college’s Kearney division in January 2024.

Apr 21, 2023

From left, Cathrin Carithers, DNP, assistant dean for the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division; Nikki Carritt, director of rural health initiatives; Juliann Sebastian, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, and Charles Bicak, PhD, immediate past vice-chancellor for student and academic affairs for UNK

BHECN awards ARPA funds to nursing projects

Both projects will provide training opportunities that facilitate workforce development statewide.

Mar 24, 2023

From left, Therese Mathews, PhD, APRN-NP, BCBA-D, and Margaret Emerson, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, recently had projects receive ARPA funding from BHECN.
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