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State senators tour UNMC
Several state senators and guests toured the campus and dined at UNMC on Monday night as part of the medical center’s first ever dinner for Nebraska lawmakers. Some lawmakers took the time to blog about their visit to the medical center.
Apr 17, 2007
Faculty and staff to receive annual compensation summaries
Each UNMC faculty and staff member who is eligible for benefits will soon receive a report from human resources that summarizes his or her pay and benefits for 2006.
Apr 16, 2007
Dr. Larsen teaches by example
Paul Larsen, M.D., believes excellent medical teachers first must be excellent physicians who practice medicine worthy of emulation. Dr. Larsen is both, serving as a mentor who teaches foremost by example. The UNMC physician educator has received the University of Nebraska’s Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA) for his excellence and creativity in teaching.
Apr 16, 2007
Service Award Dinner invitations coming out soon
On April 30, all office-service, managerial-professional and administrative employees (non faculty) who have a length of service in 5-years increments (5, 10, 15, etc.) will receive an invitation via mail to the UNMC Service Awards Dinner.
Apr 16, 2007
UNMC Students Training in Communities Across Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center students are working with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education requirements at UNMC. The student rotations are part of the UNMC Rural Health Education Network (RHEN), an innovative program developed to help address the shortage of health professionals in rural Nebraska. The students represent […]
Apr 16, 2007
Leading researcher in risk reduction and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Latinos to speak at UNMC April 17
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and The Nebraska Medical Center will host Nilda Peragallo, Ph.D., as its 18th Visiting Nurse Scholar April 17 and 18. During her visit, Dr. Peragallo will consult with and make presentations to medical center faculty, staff and students, as well as to members of the health […]
Apr 16, 2007
Collaboration across disciplines recurring theme at retreat
Collaboration among disciplines will be key if UNMC is to succeed in both the implementation of a strong health care quality education program and in the highly competitive world of clinical/translational research. That was the word Thursday from two experts on the respective subjects who served as visiting faculty during the Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Retreat.
Apr 13, 2007
UNMC researchers get almost $6 million in VA grants
As any researcher knows, it’s all about getting grant funding. Six investigators at UNMC hit the jackpot recently when they each independently applied for Merit Review grants from the Veterans Administration (VA).
Apr 13, 2007
William Penry to receive Star of Courage
Cancer survivors amaze and they inspire. The Nebraska Medical Center will honor their determination and spirit at “A Celebration of Courage — An Evening for Cancer Survivors” on May 2 at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha.
Apr 13, 2007
MEG machine to put UNMC at forefront of neurological sciences
Thanks in part to a $1 million anonymous donation, a new machine will come to the University of Nebraska Medical Center later this year that will rapidly boost the medical center’s prominence in the world of neurological sciences. The machine, known as the magnetoencephalograph (MEG), is the most advanced test of brain function in […]
Apr 13, 2007