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Study to assess engagement of family members in ICU

Two-year, $50,000 pilot study is funded by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Jun 28, 2018

Breanna Hetland, Ph.D.

Students honored, hooded at spring convocation

Fifty-one graduates attended the May 4 spring honors convocation.

Jun 28, 2018

From left: Dele Davies, M.D., Tayla Heavican and Justin Mott, Ph.D., recipient of the Graduate Student Association Distinguished Graduate Student Mentor Award

UNMC adds third cohort of Purdue Pharma Scholars

Program’s inaugural cohort has produced an impressive list of accomplishments.

Jun 28, 2018

From left, Purdue Pharma Scholars Swagat Sharma, Eliezer Lichter and Danielle Frodyma

Dan Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., named acting chief of cardiovascular medicine

Dr. Anderson also will be a part of the physician leadership team for Nebraska Medicine’s heart and vascular clinical program.

Jun 27, 2018

Dan Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

Time out with T.O. – The global game-changer

Nizar Mamdani has spent nearly the past two decades building the medical center’s international presence.

Jun 27, 2018

From left: Nizar Mamdani, executive director, international healthcare services, Nebraska Medicine, Salem Al Shemmari, M.D., oncology chairman, Kuwait University Medical Center, and Ata Obeid, director, Ashraf Medical Group. Kuwait University Medical Center is a collaborative partner with UNMC/Nebraska Medicine and has been referring cancer patients to the medical center for more than 15 years.

Portion of Emile Street closed in July

Underground utilities, skybridge steel will be installed for new Davis Global Center.

Jun 27, 2018

UNMC study to assess engagement of family members in intensive care unit

The goal is for nurses to teach and encourage family caregivers of patients on ventilators to assess two patient symptoms and perform symptom management techniques to help alleviate the patient’s symptom burden

Jun 27, 2018

Breanna Hetland, Ph.D.

Team creating high school laboratory sciences class

UNMC faculty are working with the Nebraska Department of Education to develop a pilot course.

Jun 26, 2018

From left, the UNMC team includes Melissa Holzapfel, Geoffrey Talmon, M.D., Maheswari Mukherjee, Ph.D., Peter Iwen, Ph.D., and Karen Honeycutt,

Students drive library renovation decisions

Survey results show student preferences as planning continues.

Jun 26, 2018

LiveGreen: Ditch the plastic

Recycling is great, but reducing plastic use when possible is key.

Jun 26, 2018

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