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Sorrell Center now houses laparoscopic surgery testing center
The Sorrell Center is now an official Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) testing center — the only such center in Nebraska.
Feb 16, 2010
College of Nursing to implement major changes this fall
The UNMC College of Nursing will introduce major changes this fall that will boost enrollment, accelerate programs, increase the number of nurses graduating each year and better prepare students.
Feb 16, 2010
Cycling event raises $2,300 for Haiti fund
The Prairie Life Fitness Center at Midtown Crossing raised about $2,300 for the UNMC Haitian Relief and Outreach Fund at its “Strength for Haiti” event on Friday evening.
Feb 16, 2010
UNMC to kick off outreach program in southeast Nebraska
A new UNMC outreach program, “UNMC Simply Science,” kicks off Feb. 24-25 in southeastern Nebraska.
Feb 16, 2010
Dr. Kabanov named 2009 Scientist Laureate
Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D., Parke-Davis Chair in Pharmaceutics and director of the Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, has been named the fourth Scientist Laureate for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The award is the highest honor UNMC bestows on researchers. Dr. Kabanov, who is on the faculty of the UNMC College of […]
Feb 16, 2010
UNMC collecting old eye glasses for Haiti
Some adults and children in Haiti are going without eye glasses. If you have prescription eye glasses you aren’t using, you can donate them. The University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences’ optical center is collecting old prescription eye glasses. If you would like to donate your glasses: · […]
Feb 16, 2010
UNMC to kick off outreach program in southeast Nebraska
A new outreach program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, called “UNMC Simply Science,” will kick off Feb. 24-25 in three southeastern Nebraska cities – Nebraska City, Beatrice and Crete. The program is intended to strengthen UNMC’s commitment to communities across the state by sharing the latest in health care information. “An essential […]
Feb 16, 2010
Burt Street Boys (and girls) return for Thursday’s Music as Medicine
Thursday’s Music as Medicine concert will feature Omaha’s Burt Street Boys (and girls).
Feb 15, 2010
UNMC College of Nursing changes to put more, better educated nurses into practice faster
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing will introduce major changes in admissions, curriculum and facilities this fall in an effort to reduce Nebraska’s nursing shortage. The changes will boost enrollment, accelerate programs, increase the number of nurses graduating each year and better prepare students for an increasingly complex nursing environment. Virginia […]
Feb 15, 2010