UNMC Today
Albion family donates Angus breeding heifer for 2002 Cattlemen’s Ball live auction
A few months ago, the Wolf family of the Wagonhammer Cattle Company near Albion, Neb., decided to take Cinderella to the ball — the 2002 Cattlemens Ball. The family donated Cinderella, a registered Angus yearling breeding heifer, for the live auction at the June 1 ball at the Benes Cattle Company near Valparaiso, Neb. They […]
May 10, 2002
Dr. Crouse appointed interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has appointed David Crouse, Ph.D., as interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and interim dean for graduate studies. The appointment, subject to approval by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, would be effective June 1. Im delighted to have an individual of Dr. Crouses […]
May 7, 2002
529 UNMC Students To Receive Diplomas In Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff at Commencements
Diplomas will be conferred on 529 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. In Kearney, UNMC commencement is Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in the Health and Sports Center on the Kearney campus. Graduates are in the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division, […]
May 7, 2002
New chair of UNMC’s obstetrics/gynecology department announced
Carl Smith, M.D., has returned to his alma mater — the University of Nebraska Medical Center — as chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology. In 1988, he joined the UNMC faculty as an assistant professor. Over the years, he served UNMC’s department of obstetrics and gynecology in varying capacities: associate residency program director, […]
May 6, 2002
UNMC’s student-run STD clinic gains South Omaha’s RESPECT
For three months after UNMC’s RESPECT Clinic opened, Theresa Spitzer wondered when the first patient would walk through the door.
Dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and education of sexually transmitted diseases among South Omaha’s underserved persons, the clinic didn’t receive a single patient between Oct. 3, 2001, and January. Since then, RESPECT (Responsible Early STD Prevention Education and Community Testing) has consistently served four to five patients each time it is open — a total of almost 40 patients as of May 1.
May 3, 2002
Invisible disability remembered during Deaf Awareness Month
The delivery of health services for the Deaf is a sign of how other hearing disabilities will be treated, says Janet Killam, Region 2 field representative for the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NCDHH).
Apr 30, 2002
UNMC’s Beck remembers the forgotten client
Today’s UNMC Today includes a reprint of an article Gary Beck, education administrator in UNMC’s department of pediatrics, published in the fall 2001 edition of the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing “Notes” newsletter. Beck serves as an interpreter and activist for the Deaf community.
Apr 30, 2002
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division, Community Partners To Sponsor World Asthma Day Event May 7
People interested in learning more about asthma are invited to attend a World Asthma Day event on Tuesday, May 7, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the University of Nebraska Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division of Scottsbluff, in room 201. The college is located at the University Complex Panhandle Station, 4502 Ave. I. […]
Apr 26, 2002
2002 Cattlemen’s Ball to kick off May 31 with four-person golf scramble in Lincoln
A four-person golf scramble will serve as the kickoff event for the fifth annual Cattlemens Ball of Nebraska on Friday, May 31, at the new Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln. The ball will take place Saturday, June 1 at the Benes Cattle Company located 25 miles northwest of Lincoln near Valparaiso, Neb. The $400 […]
Apr 24, 2002
UNMC/NHS help kick off Race for the Kids with April 24 campus event
On Wednesday, April 24, UNMC/NHS Community Partnership and the UNMC/NHS Employee Diversity Network will co-sponsor a presentation of performances by children from Omaha Public Schools. The event will be from noon to 1 p.m., in the grassy area east of the link between NHS Clarkson Hospital and UNMC.
The program will publicize the May 11 city wide ConAgra Foods “Race for the Kids” — a benefit race for All Our Kids Foundation, Inc. — on the ConAgra Foods campus. Ward Chambers, M.D., executive director of UNMC/NHS Community Partnership, is a member of the board of directors for the All Our Kids Foundation, Inc.
Apr 22, 2002