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647 UNMC students to receive diplomas in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff at commencement ceremonies May 1, 2, 3
647 UNMC students to receive diplomas in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff at commencement ceremonies May 1, 2, 3 Diplomas will be conferred on 647 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during the below commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. On Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m., commencement exercises for UNMC College of […]
Apr 25, 2008
REPORT: Health care workforce too small for aging baby boomers
Jane Potter, M.D., and her colleagues have long known that America will face a shortage of geriatricians if drastic measures aren’t taken.
Apr 24, 2008
Artists, musicians and others raise funds for VA wheelchair games
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and the Great Plains Paralyzed Veterans of America will host “A Night at the Bemis” fundraiser May 17 to benefit the 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, which will come to Omaha this summer.
Apr 24, 2008
Dr. Lomneth receives Outstanding Teacher Award
She had planned to be a forest ranger until she landed in an Illinois cornfield. As she gazed out over the field, where she and other undergraduates had been assigned to build a nature trail, Carol Lomneth, Ph.D., knew this wasn’t the career she had in mind.
Apr 24, 2008
Lookin’ at U — Karen Sum
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” Each Thursday, we will randomly select a medical center employee to feature. This week, we feature Karen Sum, an office associate in the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
Apr 24, 2008
Philanthropist recognizes work of UNMC students
Thirty-five University of Nebraska Medical Center students received cash awards April 18 to support their research in cancer or neurodegenerative diseases or nursing education. Each award winner will receive $500, thanks to Norman Harris, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln alum, who established three funds in honor of his late wife Bernice Harris, who passed away in […]
Apr 24, 2008
Vicki Hamm receives Chancellor’s Gold U for April
For the past 32 years, Vicki Hamm has been the point person to thousands of residents who make UNMC their home for specialty training stretches lasting one to eight years.
Apr 23, 2008
Dr. Neumeister earns Outstanding Teaching Award
Take a negative and turn it into a positive. That’s the task the UNMC College of Medicine faced three years ago after the sudden death of legendary educator LeeRoy Meyer, M.D. One of the faculty members who answered the call was Scott Neumeister, M.D.
Apr 23, 2008
SHARING The Trail event a success
The fourth annual SHARING the Trail 5K run/walk took place on April 5 at Miller’s Landing Park to benefit the student-run SHARING Clinics at UNMC.
Apr 23, 2008
Bellevue resident receives Chancellor’s Gold U Award at UNMC
For the past 32 years, Vicki Hamm has been the point person to thousands of residents who make the University of Nebraska Medical Center their home during specialty training stretches lasting one to eight years. As administrator of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program in UNMC’s College of Medicine, Hamm advises each resident on […]
Apr 23, 2008