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Volunteers busy in Haiti, plans for second deployment in works

Thirteen volunteers from the medical center are busy treating the wounded in Haiti this morning. Meanwhile, UNMC already has started to lay groundwork for a second deployment to help the Caribbean nation recover from the massive earthquake that struck on Jan. 12.

Jan 26, 2010

UNMC, metro school districts form health care career alliance

A future shortage of health care providers across Nebraska is prompting a community effort to prepare current high school students for health care careers. An alliance between the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Omaha area school districts will give high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to take college-level courses in preparation for […]

Jan 26, 2010

UNMC seeks to raise $100,000 for Haiti outreach fund

The University of Nebraska Medical Center has set a goal to raise $100,000 for the UNMC Haitian Relief and Outreach Fund through the University of Nebraska Foundation. The fund — which to this point has raised about $10,000 — supports relief missions such as the one undertaken by 13 medical center volunteers who arrived in […]

Jan 26, 2010

UNMC Grants — Medical students secure grant to raise awareness about mental illness

UNMC medical students received a $4,000 Helping Hand Grant from the American Psychiatric Foundation to increase awareness about mental illnesses.

Jan 25, 2010

Into the eye of the storm: volunteers land in Haiti

UNMC surgeon Corrigan McBride, M.D., led nine medical center health care professionals into Haiti on Sunday morning, marking the medical center’s official entrance into the earthquake ravaged nation.

Jan 25, 2010

Phares elected Board of Regents chairman

Bob Phares was elected chairman of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents for 2010 on Friday.

Jan 25, 2010

Dr. Benson, PR’s Lindquist receive local recognition

John Benson, M.D., professor of internal medicine, and Nicole Lindquist, a writer and media specialist in UNMC public relations, recently were recognized by local organizations.

Jan 25, 2010

UNMC, Nebraska Medical Center volunteers head to Haiti this weekend

The University of Nebraska Medical Center will send a group of 13 health professionals to Haiti this weekend to help treat victims of the massive earthquake on Jan. 12. The group includes seven physicians and six nurses. They represent UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center. One of the physicians is from Children’s […]

Jan 22, 2010

January Silver ‘U’ recipients announced

Silver ‘U’ award recipients for the month of January:

Jan 22, 2010

Campus alert system registration open

UNMC employees and students can register for the e2Campus security system that would quickly alert them should a shooting, tornado or other life-threatening development occur on campus.

Jan 22, 2010