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UNMC receives $462,945 grant to increase nurse practitioners certified in geriatric nursing
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has been awarded a three-year grant for $462,945 with the goal to increase the number of nurse practitioners with geriatric expertise in rural and medically underserved communities in Nebraska. In rural Nebraska, 16 percent of older adults live in rural communities, but there are no geriatricians […]
Dec 23, 2009
Remembering … Gerald Pierce
Gerald Pierce — a medical social worker who had worked at The Nebraska Medical Center for 31 years — died recently.
Dec 22, 2009
Medical center recognized for bariatric surgery
UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, has been named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence.
Dec 22, 2009
H1N1 clinics for staff and students today
Students and staff are invited to receive H1N1 vaccinations at clinics today in the University Tower Private Dining Room B. The clinics will run from 7 to 9 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m.
Dec 22, 2009
Personalized medicine is topic of Omaha Science Café on Jan. 5
The science of personalized medicine will be this month’s topic for the Omaha Science Café from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, will be the featured speaker. Personalized medicine studies how individuals […]
Dec 22, 2009
UNMC expands presence in China
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has taken three major steps in expanding its presence in China. The initiatives include opening an office at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, creating the Sino-U.S. Center for Lymphoma and Leukemia in Tianjin, and establishing a unique training center for family practice physicians in Xi’an. “Our […]
Dec 22, 2009
Dr. Gibbs certified as ABIH diplomat
Shawn Gibbs, Ph.D., associate professor in the UNMC College of Public Health’s Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, is now a Certified Industrial Hygienist (C.I.H.) of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).
Dec 21, 2009
$12,500 raised at ‘Thousand Stars’ pre-party
About $12,500 was raised for the Nebraska AIDS Project (NAP) during the Night of a Thousand Stars UNMC pre-party at Pauli’s Blue Room on Dec. 5.
Dec 21, 2009
Afternoon on Dec. 24 deemed holiday, UNMC offices to close
Gov. Dave Heineman has deemed the afternoon (1 to 5 p.m.) of Dec. 24 a holiday. This means all holiday-eligible UNMC employees can receive (paid) administrative leave for the afternoon and medical center offices will close.
Dec 18, 2009
A schedule of UNMC/KETV News Watch 7 segments
A schedule of this weekend’s “Health Watch Asks, UNMC Answers” segments on KETV NewsWatch 7.
Dec 18, 2009