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Auxiliary awards hospital $235,000 — presents Friedlander Scholarships
The University Hospital Auxiliary gave $235,000 to The Nebraska Medical Center during the auxiliary’s annual meeting at the Champions Club of Eagle Run last month.
Jun 6, 2007
Two hundred alumni and friends attend ‘Blast at the Blatt’
Two hundred UNMC alumni and friends attended the UNMC Alumni “Blast at the Blatt” event at Rosenblatt Stadium on May 15.
Jun 6, 2007
Five to receive internal medicine research awards
Five researchers will receive the 2007 Internal Medicine Research Awards for exceptional achievements in research.
Jun 6, 2007
Funeral services held for wife of legendary UNMC physician
Funeral services were held May 30 in Omaha for Mary Ann “Maisie” Paustian, wife of Fred Paustian, M.D., a legendary gastroenterologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Maisie Paustian, 78, died May 25 at Brookestone nursing home from complications of diabetes and multiple strokes. The couple had been married for more than 53 […]
Jun 6, 2007
Cattlemen’s Ball chairman: ‘I was meant to be here’
LODGEPOLE, Neb. — The words from UNMC’s world-renowned lymphoma expert James Armitage, M.D., still ring in Mike Behrends’ ears. The comments came in 2004 as Behrends — a rancher from Lodgepole — sought treatment at UNMC after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “Dr. Armitage said to me, ‘give me six weeks of your time, and I’ll give you the rest of your life,'” Behrends said. “That’s just what he did.”
Jun 5, 2007
Nursing study looks at newsletters’ effect on hypertension
UNMC College of Nursing researchers have launched a $1.9 million, five-year study that will examine the effectiveness of tailored newsletters in helping reduce hypertension in women at risk.
Jun 5, 2007
Conference to focus on animal research regulation
In the 1960s, Life magazine published a story about animals being subjected to horrible living conditions by dealers looking to sell the creatures for research. … The care and use of animals in laboratory experiments is the focus of a one-day conference being held June 26 at UNMC hosted by the university’s IACUC.
Jun 5, 2007
Last beam placed on Sorrell Center
The UNMC community celebrated a construction milestone Monday as the last beam — covered with faculty, staff and student signatures — was set in place on the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education.
Jun 5, 2007
UNMC College of Nursing receives $1.9 million federal grant to evaluate tailored newsletters in prevention of hypertension in women in central Nebraska
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing have launched a $1.9 million, five-year study that aims to use lifestyle changes to prevent hypertension in women at risk. Pre-hypertensive women are not candidates for drug therapy, however, lifestyle modifications can prevent hypertension and cardiovascular disease in many women. The study will […]
Jun 4, 2007
Million-step Monday — Still time to start walking
After three weeks, more than 750 UNMC employees — including 86 teams — have joined UNMC’s Virtual Trek Across Nebraska. That said, there’s time for people and teams to join the challenge, said Jayme Nekuda of the Center for Healthy Living (CFHL).
Jun 4, 2007