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Nursing faculty share research findings
UNMC College of Nursing faculty shared their research findings recently at an international nursing conference in Dublin, Ireland, at the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Conference meeting.
Sep 10, 2004
UNMC partners with historically black colleges, universities
RICHMOND, VA. – Five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and a leading Virginia community college are partnering with the University of Nebraska and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to create a special program to provide a multitude of academic and research opportunities for minority undergraduate students and faculty. The agreement was signed Wednesday.
Sep 9, 2004
HHS director visits medical center
Nancy Montanez, director of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System, got a first-hand glimpse of the da Vinci surgical system during her Sept. 2 visit to UNMC.
Sep 9, 2004
Nominations sought for university-wide awards
The University of Nebraska Central Administration has announced nominating procedures and deadlines for five university awards – the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award, the Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award, the University-wide Departmental Teaching Award, the Peter Kiewit Student Entrepreneurial Award and the Walter Scott Entrepreneurial Business Award.
Sep 8, 2004
UNMC blood drive scheduled for Sept. 23
About every two seconds, someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion. On Thursday, Sept. 23, employees at UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, will have the opportunity to give blood so that others may have the opportunity to live.
Sep 8, 2004
Five Historically Black Colleges and Universities and community college sign affiliation agreements with University of Nebraska, Virginia Commonwealth University
Five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and a leading Virginia community college signed an agreement today to partner with the University of Nebraska and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to create a special program to provide a multitude of academic and research opportunities for minority undergraduate students and faculty. The five HBCUs and community college […]
Sep 8, 2004
7th Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference Oct. 22 focuses on the art of living with stress
The seventh annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference will be held Friday, Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, 72nd & Grover Streets. The “Art of Living with Stress” conference will feature educational health and wellness exhibits and screenings, continental breakfast and luncheon, keynote speakers and seven […]
Sep 8, 2004
UNMC vice chancellor tapped for national committee
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has named Rubens Pamies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean for graduate studies at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, to a 19-member External Advisory Committee for the AAMC’s Institute for Improving Medical Education (IIME).
Sep 7, 2004
Valet parking helps ease congestion
The Nebraska Medical Center has taken a step toward improved customer service with the introduction of a valet parking program. The service, which began Sept. 1, is available to patients, families and visitors from 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Sep 7, 2004
Nineteen senior high students participate in health career workshop
Nineteen 11th- and 12th-graders from throughout Nebraska participated Aug. 4-7 in the Summer Health Professions Career Workshop at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. “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. “We had a wonderful group of […]
Sep 7, 2004