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UNL, UNMC engineers, surgeons develop unique surgical tool
Contacts: Tom Simons, office of university communications, UNL (402) 472-8514, tsimons@unlnotes.unl.edu Tom O’Connor, UNMC Public Affairs, (402) 559-4690, toconnor@unmc.edu Lincoln, Neb., April 1, 2005 — One of the problems with being an ergonomist is that one notices badly designed things and has an overwhelming urge to fix them. At least, that’s how Susan […]
Apr 1, 2005
UNMC graduate programs advance in national rankings
The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Medicine made significant gains in three major categories in this year’s U.S.News & World Report’s academic rankings. For the first time, UNMC’s rural medicine program cracked the top 10 in the magazine’s “America’s Best Graduate School” guidebook. Two other College of Medicine programs also made significant […]
Apr 1, 2005
Complementary, alternative medicine use increasing
Because the use of complementary and alternative medicine is increasing, health professionals need to find ways to decrease the communication gap with patients who use it, Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., says. A lack of communication could reduce the effectiveness of prescription drugs and cause drug interactions with potentially serious side effects.
Mar 31, 2005
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 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 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 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