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World AIDS Day annual call to arms against global disease
The numbers are mind-boggling — 21.8 million people have died from AIDS since the disease was first identified in 1980. Today, in recognition of World AIDS Day, the world pauses to reflect on the scope of the disease and its human cost, as well as to honor the on-going heroic struggles waged to stem the tide.
Dec 1, 2003
UNMC physician strives to improve end-of-life care in Nebraska
Ed Vandenberg, M.D., is on a mission to improve end-of-life care in Nebraska. As president of the Nebraska Medical Directors Association (NMDA), a group of physicians who direct care in nursing homes, Dr. Vandenberg feels he is in a unique position to make a difference.
Dec 1, 2003
Poison Center warns against carbon monoxide poisoning
Learn more about the dangers of carbon monoxide from The Nebraska Regional Poison Center, which is sponsored, in part, by UNMC.
Nov 26, 2003
University of Southern California selected as Homeland Security center
The University of Southern California was selected Tuesday as the Department of Homeland Security’s first university-based center for research. The University of Nebraska was one of the four finalists for the center, officially called the DHS Center of Excellence for Risk Analysis and Modeling Related to the Economic Consequences of Terrorism.
Nov 26, 2003
Silver U recipients announced for November
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Nov 25, 2003
Weber receives Chancellor’s Gold U Award
By day, Annika Weber studies serum amyloid A proteins in a UNMC immunology lab. By night, she sews costumes for Opera Omaha. For her outstanding performance at UNMC, Weber has received the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award for November.
Nov 25, 2003
Eighth-graders invited to compete in 12th UNMC Health/Science Meet regional competitions across state
Nebraska eighth-graders are invited to compete in the University of Nebraska Medical Centers regional Health/Science Meet competition, which will be held at seven locations across Nebraska: Ainsworth; Grand Island; Lincoln; North Platte; Norfolk; Omaha; and Scottsbluff. In order to compete in the regional competition, students should contact their science teachers in January. Deadline for registration […]
Nov 25, 2003
Grant provides Nebraska nurses access to master’s degree
The UNMC College of Nursing has received a two-year, $580,000 continuation grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to recruit more rural nurses into a master’s degree that prepares nurses as leaders.
Nov 24, 2003
UNMC College of Nursing receives $580,000 federal grant to expand access of master’s degree to nurses across Nebraska
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has received a two-year, $580,000 continuation grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to recruit more rural nurses into a masters degree that prepares nurses as leaders. The grant makes it possible for more nurses in Nebraska to earn a masters degree at […]
Nov 24, 2003
AAHC president’s dedication remarks now online
Roger Bulger, M.D., president of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC), gave the keynote address at the Nov. 13 dedication of the Durham Research Center. His remarks have been posted on the Durham Research Center Web site.
Nov 21, 2003