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UNMC helps boost diversity in health care

The Virginia-Nebraska Alliance is one way to help transform America’s health professions. This summer, 10 undergraduate students and four faculty members will be on campus, as part of the program.

Jun 13, 2006

2006 SAHP awards program, poster exhibit

The UNMC School of Allied Health Professions honored four faculty members during last month’s 19th annual awards program and poster exhibition.

Jun 13, 2006

Deadline June 30 looms for those interested in Accelerated Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing program in Scottsbluff

The application deadline of June 30 for those interested in applying for the Accelerated Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing program in Scottsbluff is looming.   The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff, with support from Regional West Medical Center, will launch the program in January with a class of […]

Jun 13, 2006

Test your College of Medicine history, win a T-shirt – day 6

In celebration of the College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary, UNMC Today is testing your historical knowledge of the College of Medicine. Today, read the answer to our fifth question — what former faculty member was one of the discoverers of curare — then be challenged by a new question. On Wednesday, plan to attend a free campuswide carnival — complete with cotton candy, games, jugglers and clowns — from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Swanson Courtyard (west of the Durham Outpatient Center).

Jun 12, 2006

College of Medicine celebrates 125th anniversary

On June 14, 1881, a group of 19th Century physicians incorporated the medical college that is now the UNMC College of Medicine. Some 125 years later, the College of Medicine is celebrating its quasquicentennial with a series of celebratory activities and events planned to recognize this historic occasion.

Jun 12, 2006

National AHEC conference comes to Omaha

The National Area Health Education Center Organization’s (NAO) bi-annual conference will be held June 10-14 at the Qwest Convention Center in Omaha. The NAO conference is expected to draw 500 participants from around the country and is being hosted by the Nebraska AHEC Program Office at UNMC.

Jun 9, 2006

Nursing student meets President Bush

Meeting President George Bush was an opportunity of a lifetime for UNMC nursing graduate student Rosa Weatherly.

Jun 9, 2006

Smoking cessation program to use innovative tool — hand-held computers

It’s slightly bigger than a pack of cigarettes, but today’s hand-held computers still fit inside a shirt pocket.   Lynne Buchanan, Ph.D., is counting on that accessibility.   An associate professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Dr. Buchanan is asking smokers to reach for the specially designed Personal Digital Assistant […]

Jun 9, 2006

Test your College of Medicine history, win a T-shirt – day 5

In celebration of the College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary, UNMC Today is testing your historical knowledge of the College of Medicine. Today, read the answer to our fourth question — which former College of Medicine dean is the namesake of the national fraternity Phi Rho Sigma’s highest award — then be challenged by a new question.

Jun 9, 2006

UNMC makes diagnostic breakthrough with Burkitt lymphoma

An international research study involving UNMC, the National Cancer Institute and 10 other institutions has successfully identified the gene expression signature for Burkitt lymphoma. The discovery, which is reported in the June 8 edition of The New England of Medicine, will allow physicians to better diagnose and treat Burkitt lymphoma and better distinguish it from another more common form of malignant lymphoma.

Jun 9, 2006