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Husband of former nursing dean dies; services set for Saturday

J. Thomas Yeaworth, husband of former UNMC College of Nursing Dean Rosalee Yeaworth, died Wednesday. A graveside service is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at Westlawn Hillcrest Memorial Park, and will be followed by an 11 a.m. church service at Dundee Presbyterian Church.

May 16, 2003

Fifteen new members named to UNMC Board of Counselors

Fifteen new members have been named to the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Board of Counselors. The Board of Counselors consists of community and business leaders from the state of Nebraska who serve in an advisory capacity to the Medical Center and Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. The board, which currently includes 56 members, meets […]

May 16, 2003

531 students receive diplomas from UNMC

Degrees and certificates were conferred to 531 University of Nebraska Medical Center students last week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha.
(Click on story for names of graduates and photos from various ceremonies).

May 15, 2003

Employee parking structure grand opening planned

One can almost hear the huge sighs of relief echoing from the UNMC parking office.

Parking and Cashiering Services Manager Tina Spencer and assistants Kelly Weyant and Lashon George have worked hard to move UNMC/NHS employees into all available parking stalls in UNMC’s new parking structure, officially named Lot 50.
(Click on headline to read about the tailgate party, celebrating the structure’s opening).

May 15, 2003

UNMC research team publishes in journal, sheds light on deadly human virus

Many theories exist about why people, mostly children, get myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle that causes mild to severe disease, including death or the need for a heart transplant. The theory of a UNMC research team is featured as the cover story in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

May 15, 2003

UNMC College of Pharmacy to host symposium May 29 on current research in cataracts

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy is hosting a Cataract Update Symposium Thursday, May 29, at the UNMC Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. The program is sponsored by the National Foundation for Eye Research in cooperation with the UNMC Center for Continuing Education. The objective of the symposium, which is targeted toward health […]

May 15, 2003

UNMC research team sheds light on deadly coxsackievirus in major infectious disease journal; opens door for prevention, treatment

Many theories exist about why children and some adults get myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle that can cause mild to severe disease, including death or the need for heart transplantation. The theory of a UNMC research team is featured as the cover story in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Infectious […]

May 15, 2003

First UNMC undergraduate students place dental implants

Responding to increasing demand from Nebraska patients for dental implants, the UNMC College of Dentistry developed a program last fall to train undergraduate dental students in dental implants procedures. The college recently has had its first undergraduate students place implants in patients.

May 14, 2003

UNMC staff, children participate in Cinco de Mayo parade festivities

Editor’s note: This is a first-person account of the Cinco de Mayo parade, written by UNMC Media Specialist Walter Brooks.

Let’s be clear about something right now. As of May 3, the Cinco de Mayo parade in South Omaha has to be one of the largest parades in Nebraska. A May 4 Omaha World-Herald article stated: “Police officers estimated 20,000 people attended the parade but the people were so concentrated along several of the blocks that attendance [was] beyond estimate.”

May 14, 2003

Cataract Update Symposium scheduled for May 29

Peter Kador, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the department of pharmaceutical sciences in the UNMC College of Pharmacy, has organized a Cataract Update Symposium for Thursday, May 29, at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

May 14, 2003