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Annual Garden Walk & Faire heads to Elkhorn on June 10
Rain or shine — the 40th Annual Garden Walk will be Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 16, 2007
Dr. Zetterman honored by American College of Physicians
Rowen Zetterman, M.D., professor of medicine and associate dean for veterans affairs at the UNMC College of Medicine, recently received the prestigious Alfred Stengel Memorial Award for Outstanding Service for 2007 from the American College of Physicians (ACP).
May 16, 2007
Dr. Swarts named volunteer faculty member of the year
Long-time volunteer, Carol Swarts, M.D., a radiation oncologist from Crestview Hills, Ky., has received the 2006 Volunteer Faculty of the Year award.
May 16, 2007
Medicine photo exhibit to remain on display until June 3
The Durham Western Heritage Museum will leave the photo exhibit chronicling the 125-year history of the UNMC College of Medicine on display through June 3. The exhibit was scheduled to run until late April.
May 15, 2007
Time is short to register for inaugural radiology seminar
The May 24 registration deadline for the first-ever interventional radiology conference at UNMC is rapidly approaching.
May 15, 2007
Sorrell Center topping out May 30
The entire campus is invited to a topping out ceremony for the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education on Wednesday, May 30 at 10:30 a.m.
May 15, 2007
Unique islet transplant offers Colorado toddler hope
Three-year-old Berlyn Alfredsen is much like any other little girl. She enjoys wearing her hair in a ponytail. Her eyes light up when she watches her favorite Elmo videos. Unlike other children, though, little Berlyn has spent much of her young life in and out of hospitals. She recently became the youngest patient known to undergo an autologous islet transplant.
May 15, 2007
Raines Scholarship expanded to assist UNMC medical and nursing students from western Nebraska
A longtime scholarship that has benefited western Nebraska medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the past 23 years has been expanded to provide support to UNMC nursing students as well. The Dr. Max and Raynette Raines Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance to UNMC students who are pursuing degrees in medicine […]
May 14, 2007
UNMC research invention advances with $500,000 investment from Allied Minds of Boston area
In their quest to find answers to scientific questions that could lead to better treatments for human treat disease, University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers discovered what may be a new way to purify proteins. The protein purification industry currently is an estimated $36 billion a year industry. A Boston-area company thought the discovery […]
May 14, 2007
UNMC employees to begin unique virtual tour across Nebraska
Jayme Nekuda wants University of Nebraska Medical Center employees to walk to western Nebraska’s Chimney Rock. No, Nekuda hasn’t been spending too much time on the treadmill — she simply wants medical center employees to take part in UNMC’s 1 Million Step Challenge. The unique event, which is being called a "virtual tour," will allow employees to […]
May 14, 2007