Victoria Cerino
BBC television to feature work of UNMC team
A team at the UNMC College of Pharmacy led by Jonathan Vennerstrom, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, will be featured next year in a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television show on malaria.
Nov 30, 2004
Nurses association honors UNMC faculty member
Carol Ott, Ph.D., associate professor, UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division, recently received the Nebraska Nurses Association Outstanding Nurse Educator Award. The award recognizes innovation and expertise in the nurse educator role.
Nov 30, 2004
Shortage of oncologists is nationwide
UNMC and oncologists around the country face a shortage of doctors entering and staying in the profession. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer, has planned an oncologist workforce study.
Nov 9, 2004
Center for Research in Leukemia and Lymphoma approved
UNMC received approval Friday from the University of Nebraska Board of Regent for the UNMC Center for Research in Leukemia and Lymphoma. The center will facilitate a more rapid translation of research discoveries to benefit cancer patients.
Nov 2, 2004
Free health screenings available Nov. 6
The University Medical Associates (UMA), the physician group practice of UNMC, invites the public to its free “Winter Health Tune Up,” event Saturday, Nov. 6, from 9 to 11 a.m., at its location in the Clarkson West Medical Center building at 144th and Center streets near Oak View Mall.
Oct 29, 2004
Governor unveils statewide telehealth system
On Wednesday, Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns announced that Nebraska now has the ability to connect state health officials with more than 40 hospitals throughout Nebraska for interactive videoconferencing. That ability is critical in the event of an emergency, as well as to provide Nebraskans access to health specialists without leaving their hometowns.
Oct 28, 2004
Ambassador of Hope gala set for Nov. 5
The Friends of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Eppley Cancer Center will honor Omaha philanthropist Chuck Durham at its Ambassador of Hope Gala at the Qwest Center Omaha Friday, Nov. 5. They also will recognize the family of Liz Karnes for their efforts to raise awareness of cancer research.
Oct 22, 2004
Visiting nurse scholar on campus Oct. 28-29
The UNMC College of Nursing and The Nebraska Medical Center will host Joanne Hickey, Ph.D., as its 15th Visiting Nurse Scholar, Oct. 28-29. Dr. Hickey is division head of acute and critical care and program director of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist programs at the University of Texas- Houston, School of Nursing.
Oct 21, 2004
Induction ceremony recognizes nursing students
The UNMC College of Nursing held induction ceremonies across the state Oct. 10 to recognize 131 new nursing students as they committed to academic integrity and begin assimilating the values and behaviors of the professional nurse.
Oct 15, 2004
NASA praises UNMC’s efforts
UNMC is serving as an adviser to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) medical office and has worked on projects to help improve NASA’s health care plans to astronauts and their families.
Oct 14, 2004