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Under the microscope: Nursing licensure exam results
Dr. Gold talks with Louise LaFramboise, Ph.D., director of the College of Nursing Baccalaureate Program. Recent UNMC nursing graduates achieved a 96 percent first-attempt pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination or NCLEX.
Sep 21, 2017
Informational meetings set for Sept. 26-27 for e-learning program
Faculty, students interested in developing next series of e-learning modules invited to attend.
Sep 21, 2017
Koll Awarded 2017 Great Plains IDeA-CTR Pilot Grant
Thuy Koll, MD, assistant professor, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, was awarded the 2017 Great Plains IDeA-CTR Pilot grant. Funding for the grant is $50,000 for one year.
Sep 21, 2017
Poole Receives Eugene Kenney Memorial Fund for Asthma Research
Jill Poole, MD, associate professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, is the recipient of the Eugene Kenney Memorial Fund for Asthma Research for the 2017-2018 award.
Sep 21, 2017
Lookin’ at U — Kalani Simpson
Communications specialist is tasked with telling UNMC’s many stories.
Sep 21, 2017
Cancer center artist to visit UNMC
Mary Whyte, whose artwork is featured in the gallery at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will hold classes, give presentation.
Sep 21, 2017
David O’Dell, M.D., is inaugural Educator Laureate
At one time, David O'Dell, M.D., wanted to be a high school teacher. Life took him in a different direction. But within his medical career, Dr. O'Dell still became a teacher – such a good one, in fact, that students awarded him so many teaching awards he became ineligible to receive more. Then, earlier this […]
Sep 20, 2017
Art Lifts and Heals the Spirit
When Marcia O’Donovan underwent treatment for lymphoma, she says it was art that rested her soul. "It really does make a huge difference," she said, "in regaining your strength and spirit." It’s because cancer knocks you so low, she said. It makes you realize you can’t do this on your own. It makes patients and […]
Sep 20, 2017
Touched by Cancer
Too many of us have been touched by cancer. That was evident by the immense support of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, where a creative fusion of art, science and patient care come together to fight the deadly disease. During a May 23 dedication ceremony, patients, donors and local and state dignitaries gathered […]
Sep 20, 2017
Easi-CRISPR: A Breakthrough in Genome Engineering
A study published May 17 in the journal Genome Biology shows how highly popular, custom genetically engineered animal models are easily generated using a new, patent-pending technology called Easi (Efficient additions with ssDNA inserts)-CRISPR. Easi-CRISPR allows researchers to create these much-needed animal models at previously unheard of rates and significantly lower cost. "With Easi-CRISPR, creating […]
Sep 20, 2017
