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Family honors loved one with donation

The family of Karen Larsen has donated $2,000 to UNMC for pancreatic cancer research. The Underwood, Iowa, woman died Dec. 1, 2004, from pancreatic cancer.

Mar 31, 2005

Susan Noble Walker, Ed.D., appointed as Dorothy Hodges Olson Chair in Nursing

University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Professor Susan Noble Walker, Ed.D., has been appointed as the Dorothy Hodges Olson Chair in Nursing, effective April 1. Dr. Walker is professor and chairperson of the UNMC College of Nursing Department of Gerontological, Psychosocial and Community Health Nursing.   The endowed chair position supports a distinguished […]

Mar 31, 2005

UNMC to participate in Thursday’s statewide tornado drill

Today’s statewide tornado drill has been rescheduled for Thursday. UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UMA will participate in the drill, which is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. The drill will begin Thursday at 10 a.m. with the issuance of a tornado watch. A mock tornado warning will be issued at 10:10 a.m. The drill is scheduled to end at 11 a.m.

Mar 30, 2005

CMMS – enrolling in health, safety programs

CMMS, the “Comparative Medicine Management System,” is a new computerized business management system. UNMC Today will provide weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your research program. This week’s message — How do I enroll in the Occupational Health and Safety Program for Personnel with Animal Contact (OHSP)? How can principal investigators or other designated individuals assign personnel to take the OHSP On-line Blackboard Training Course?

Mar 30, 2005

UNMC Eppley Cancer Center researcher receives $1.5 million from NCI for pancreatic cancer registry

Simon Sherman, Ph.D., director of Bioinformatics Shared Resources at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for further development of the Pancreatic Cancer Collaborative Registry (PCCR) as well as biomedical computing tools for pancreatic cancer research.   Simon Sherman, Ph.D. The PCCR is […]

Mar 30, 2005

UNMC nursing faculty Lani Zimmerman, PhD., Ann Berger, Ph.D., appointed to Florence Niedfelt Professorship

Two University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing faculty members have been appointed to the Florence Niedfelt Professorship.   Lani Zimmerman, Ph.D., assistant dean and professor of nursing and Ann Berger, Ph.D, associate professor of nursing and advanced practice oncology nurse, have been appointed to the endowed, three-year appointment effective April 1. The professorship […]

Mar 30, 2005

UNMC physicians extend mission of service

Part of UNMC’s mission is to better the lives of Nebraskans. Edward O’Leary, M.D., and Ward Chambers, M.D., have taken this concept a step further. One might say a leap further. The cardiac specialists spent the first part of December in separate countries, trying to do what they could to help improve the health of the citizens there and the delivery of health care services.

Mar 29, 2005

A HIPAA message — encrypted e-mail

HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of UNMC’s continued effort to educate employees. Today’s HIPAA message explains encrypted e-mail.

Mar 29, 2005

UNMC faculty edit comprehensive neurology textbook

 Howard Gendelman, M.D.   Susan Swindells, M.D.wo University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers — Howard Gendelman, M.D., Larson Professor of Medicine and chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, and Susan Swindells, M.D., Terry K. Watanabe Distinguished Chair of HIV/AIDS Research and professor of medicine — are editors for the second edition of a landmark work, titled […]

Mar 29, 2005

Researcher lands grant for pancreatic cancer registry

Simon Sherman, Ph.D., director of the Bioinformatics Shared Resources at UNMC, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for further development of the Pancreatic Cancer Collaborative Registry (PCCR) as well as biomedical computing tools for pancreatic cancer research. Funding is expected to be available by April 1.

Mar 28, 2005

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