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Six UNMC faculty honored

Six faculty members at the University of Nebraska Medical Center were honored last week with awards for their exceptional teaching, mentoring and community service.The faculty received their awards at the Annual Faculty Meeting on Tuesday, April 25, at the Durham Research Center at the main UNMC campus in Omaha.   The awardees included: Outstanding Teacher […]

May 2, 2006

Three to be honored at May 6 commencement

A legendary Omaha businessman, an accomplished surgeon who has worked to improve health care delivery systems, and a longtime rural health advocate from Broken Bow will be honored at UNMC’s commencement May 6 in Omaha.

May 1, 2006

Three individuals to receive special recognition at UNMC commencement

A legendary Omaha businessman, an accomplished surgeon who has worked to improve health care delivery systems, and a longtime rural health advocate from Broken Bow will be honored at the University of Nebraska Medical Center commencement on Saturday, May 6. At the ceremony, 596 students will be awarded certificates or degrees.   The late Harlan […]

May 1, 2006

Boyden receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award

Marjorie Boyden jokes that football kept her at UNMC. In reality, it is the colleagues and graduate students with whom she has worked the past 35-plus years. For her outstanding performance and service, Boyden, an office associate II in UNMC’s Department of Pathology and Microbiology, has received the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award for April.

Apr 28, 2006

Nebraska shows biotechnology prowess at BIO 2006

Nebraska’s high-tech pavilion at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s April 9-12 biotechnology convention caught the attention of thousands of biotechnology executives, investors, journalists, policymakers and scientists, with its life-sized talking robot, Sprockit; its computerized dog, Sonic; and a team of Nebraskans dressed in red “Bio’s Hot in Nebraska” shirts.

Apr 28, 2006

Chancellor Maurer delivers State-of-the-Campus Address at UNMC

Since becoming chancellor seven and a half years ago, Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has been committed to building the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s future.             At Tuesday’s Annual Faculty Meeting at the Durham Research Center Auditorium, Dr. Maurer delivered a stirring state-of-the-campus address in which he spelled out his vision for the future, while […]

Apr 28, 2006

596 UNMC students to receive diplomas in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff at commencements

Diplomas will be conferred on 596 University of Nebraska Medical Center students next week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff.   On Thursday, May 4 at 7 p.m., commencement exercises for UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division students will be held in Kearney in the Health and Sports Center on the University […]

Apr 28, 2006

Silver U recipients announced for April

To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.

Apr 28, 2006

Run/walk benefits SHARING Clinics

UNMC’s second annual SHARING the Trail run/walk recently raised about $5,600 to provide health care for the community’s indigent populations.

Apr 28, 2006

Increase in term life insurance notice

Because of favorable experience in the group term life insurance program, Security Financial Life will increase by 40 percent the amount of coverage in excess of $20,000 that you possessed on Dec. 31, 2005.

Apr 27, 2006