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Remembrance ceremony Sept. 11

UNMC/NHS will mark the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on America with a special remembrance ceremony. The UNMC/NHS ceremony will be Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 a.m. in the Swanson Hall Courtyard, just west of the Durham Outpatient Center.

Sep 10, 2002

Runners, walkers celebrate College of Medicine centennial

Approximately 100 people turned out Sunday morning for the College of Medicine’s centennial run/walk. The four-mile run/walk, which commemorated the College of Medicine’s 100th anniversary of joining the University of Nebraska, took place on the Field Club Trail, south of the UNMC Student Life Center.

Sep 10, 2002

Nursing celebrates diversity with Hispanic Heritage Month event

More than 100 faculty, students and staff from the UNMC College of Nursing in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, took a trip over the noon hour to Latin America. In reality, participants celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on campus, learning about Latin American culture.

Sep 10, 2002

UNMC announces budget reduction strategy

UNMC has announced the steps it plans to take to reduce its 2002-2003 budget by an additional $3.07 million. See story for details.

Sep 10, 2002

Medical students discover benefits of National Guard membership

You can imagine how happy Rachel Blake, M.D., was when she found out her medical school student loans would be paid off about three years after graduation.

In exchange for her medical services for one weekend a month and 15 days of annual training a year, the resident and Nebraska Army National Guard member receives student loan repayment, monthly pay, low cost life insurance, credits toward a military retirement and other benefits.

Sep 9, 2002

Dr. Piper honored internationally for helping cancer patients

For Barbara Piper, D.N.S., the drive to help cancer patients manage their fatigue began in 1977. Recently, Dr. Piper, associate professor of nursing at UNMC, was honored for her significant, international contributions in cancer care.

Sep 6, 2002

Parking Services information available online

Beginning Monday, Sept. 9, the Employee Self Service (ESS) Web site will provide employees with a convenient, round-the-clock option for accessing parking information.

Sep 6, 2002

UNMC physician finds pyrotechnics hobby a blast

When Tom Poulton, M.D., isn’t taking care of critically ill children, spending time with his family or planting flowers in the yard, you might find him playing with fire.

For three days, at the crack of dawn, the UNMC professor of pediatrics, critical care and anesthesiology helped build and detonate pyrotechnics that would add realism to simulated airfield strafing and bomb runs during last month’s Offutt Air Force Base air show.

Sep 5, 2002

Northern Nebraska Area Health Education Center formed through federal grant provided to UNMC

A health education center will be formed over the next year to address health-care needs in 22 counties in northern Nebraska, as part of a federal grant that has been awarded to the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The Northern Nebraska Area Health Education Center (NN-AHEC) will be centered in Norfolk. The federal AHEC program […]

Sep 5, 2002

UNMC, NHS to remember 9/11 during remembrance ceremony

Nebraska Health System (NHS) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) will mark the first anniversary of the September 11th attacks on America with a special remembrance ceremony. We know many of our employees want to remember the day,  said Deb Tomek, Vice President of NHS Human Resources.  The NHS and UNMC ceremony will […]

Sep 5, 2002