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Correa uses radio, TV to fight tobacco use among Latinos
Antonia Correa is on a crusade against tobacco use in the Latino community. It’s a mission she’s been fighting for several years as the tobacco prevention specialist for the UNMC Community Partnership.
Aug 4, 2005
Husband of nursing graduate donates items to alumni history museum
Standing alongside his two sons in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and Alumni History Museum, Robert Martina took time to revisit the past. His wife, the late Pauline M. Doughtery, a 1942 College of Nursing graduate and member of the Navy Nurse Corps during World War II, is featured among articles and memorabilia he donated to the museum.
Aug 4, 2005
Twenty high school juniors, seniors from Nebraska participate UNMC Summer Health Professions Career Workshop Aug. 3-6
“It is always a pleasure having the Summer Health Professions Career Workshop students on campus,” said Lisa Jewell, director of the UNMC Youth Learning Center. “All of the students are ranked at the top of their class and eager to learn.” Of the 60 students that applied to attend the four-day workshop only 20 […]
Aug 4, 2005
Volunteer faculty members honored
The UNMC College of Medicine honored six volunteer faculty members during the first half of 2005. Click to see who was honored for their contributions to the campus and to the classroom and clinical settings.
Aug 3, 2005
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff receives $197,856 grant to conduct asthma screening in Northern Plains Tribal communities
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff recently received a $197,856 Native American Research Centers for Health grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Assistant Professor T. Kim Rodehorst, Ph.D., is principal investigator for the grant and will use the funding for asthma screening in […]
Aug 3, 2005
Information systems experts to attend Aug. 11-14 conference
High-technology scholars and practitioners from around the globe will be heading to Omaha in mid-August to attend a world-class conference focused on Information Systems (IS).
Aug 2, 2005
Online courses spotlight critical thinking, ethics
Toby Schonfeld, Ph.D., doesn’t believe everything she sees, hears, or reads. And she encourages her students to process “day-to-day” messages with a similar open mind, critical eye and analytical ear. The UNMC ethicist recently launched a Web-based critical thinking course geared to students in UNMC’s School of Allied Health Professions.
Aug 2, 2005
Burger King promotion raises $100,000 for pediatric cancer research at UNMC
The Burger King “Beat Cancer for Kids” campaign raised $100,000 for pediatric cancer research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.
Aug 2, 2005
UNMC’s goal: Garner national media
UNMC wants to be a player in the national media, and it’s implementing a strategic plan to make it happen. That was the message from Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., on Tuesday during the standing-room-only Chancellor’s Forums.
Aug 1, 2005
Thank ‘U’ Program changes announced; medallion redemption resumes Aug. 15
The enthusiasm regarding UNMC’s Thank ‘U’ Program was evident Tuesday morning.
Minutes after Human Resources Director John Russell announced changes to the program at a morning forum, the phones started ringing at the desks of Tony Huerta and Jim Wiegel, the personnel techs in Human Resources who are on the front line of the program.
Aug 1, 2005