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College of Nursing moves to online testing
It’s test day in the College of Nursing. But for many students, that does not mean a trip to the classroom with a No. 2 pencil and an eraser. For some nursing students, it means a trip to the computer lab and about a hundred clicks of the mouse. This semester, 11 College of Nursing graduate and undergraduate classes are taking tests online using Perception software.
Mar 7, 2003
UNMC sends medical supplies to Afghanistan
The UNMC Bookstore has donated approximately 25 boxes of nursing and medical books, as well as lab coats and scrubs to hospitals in Afghanistan. It is the first donation being sent from UNMC to the impoverished area.
Mar 7, 2003
Officials compare Nebraska budget woes to surrounding states
Popular opinion and newspaper headlines would lead you to believe that the University of Nebraska’s budget woes are similar to every other state university in the country. But a look at surrounding states shows that the cuts to NU’s budget isolate the university on an island, where it is at a competitive disadvantage for recruiting new faculty and students. This is the last installment in a three-part series on the budget.
Mar 7, 2003
NU’s Smith issues letter to faculty, staff
Click to read University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith’s letter to all University of Nebraska faculty and staff regarding budget cuts.
Mar 7, 2003
UNMC College of Nursing Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing were named to the deans list following the fall semester 2002. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, based in Omaha, with divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, […]
Mar 7, 2003
Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D., named 2003 winner of UNMC College of Medicine Joseph P. Gilmore Outstanding Investigator Award
Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D., recently received the 2003 University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Joseph P. Gilmore Outstanding Investigator Award for his research into understanding how the eye works. Dr. Gilmore, for whom the award is named, was professor and chairman of the UNMC department of physiology from 1970 to 1987. He was funded […]
Mar 7, 2003
NU’s appropriation hasn’t kept pace with general fund increases
When the Nebraska general fund appropriation rose more than 12 percent in 1998-1999, the University of Nebraska’s allocation from the state increased less than 4 percent.
In fact, the University of Nebraska’s allocation increase percentage has matched or exceeded the state’s general fund growth rate in only three of the past 11 years. This article is the second in a three-part series focusing on the UNMC budget.
Mar 6, 2003
Visiting nurse scholar: Revolutionary changes ahead in cancer diagnosis
A nurse practitioner specializing in medical oncology told nurses and nursing faculty this week that changes in the next five to 20 years will revolutionize the way health providers think about and manage cancer diagnosis and treatment. As a result, nurses will need an improved understanding of basic sciences such as cell biology, she said.
Mar 6, 2003
Support group forms for victims of problem gamblers
Beginning this month, victims of problem gamblers will have an opportunity to find comfort, support and education in a confidential environment on campus. The new support group, “Voices for Victims of Problem Gamblers,” will meet every other Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in UNMC’s Wittson Hall, Room 3037. The first meeting is March 12.
Mar 6, 2003
UNMC second quarter research grants total $10 million
The University of Nebraska Medical Center received $10 million in federal research grants during the second quarter of fiscal year 2002-03. The second quarter includes the months of October, November and December. We are pleased with the continuing growth of the research enterprise. said Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research for UNMC. The apparent […]
Mar 6, 2003