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Volunteers prepare College of Public Health Community Garden for planting

Volunteers are invited to help plant vegetables starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13.

May 9, 2023

Volunteers, which include students, faculty and staff of the UNMC College of Public Health, College of Medicine, and Office of Graduate Studies, pause to take a photo while preparing 10 garden boxes for planting on May 6, 2023.

Honors and recognition

Linda Herrick, PhD, was reappointed to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) for a full three-year term. Her term began on Jan. 1, 2023, and ends on Dec. 31, 2025. The ARC is tasked with “making confidential recommendations regarding accreditation” to the CCNE Board of Commissioners. It meets twice per […]

May 9, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing students, faculty and staff earned a number of recognitions this spring.

Nursing faculty secure major research grants

Windy Alonso, PhD, and Michele Balas, PhD, were awarded research grants through the National Institute of Health in April.

May 9, 2023

Windy Alonso, PhD, earned a five-year, $3.85 million National Institute of Health grant for a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-sponsored project.

Nursing events, summer 2023

June 1: Nebraska Assembly of Nursing Deans & Directors (NANDD) meeting at Southeast Community College, Lincoln. June 8: iLEAD Leadership Summit and Graduation – 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT, Truhlsen Events Center, UNMC Omaha Campus June 21: Dean’s Student Advisory Council meeting – 5 – 6:30 p.m. CT; (4-5:30 p.m. MT), via Zoom July 3: Dr. […]

May 9, 2023

Upcoming events at he UNMC College of Nursing include the beginning of Dr. Lepaine Sharp-McHenry's tenure as dean.

MNRS conference successful for CON faculty, students

UNMC College of Nursing faculty and students attended the MNRS annual research conference.

May 9, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing representatives attended the MNRS Annual Research Conference and earned several awards for presentations. Breanna Hetland, PhD, center, received the Harriet H. Werley New Investigator Award.

Speak up: Student’s instinct leads to correction of near error

Lou Lambley, a fourth-semester BSN student at the UNMC, spoke up to prevent a possible medical error.

May 9, 2023

Lou Lambley, a fourth-semester BSN student at UNMC College of Nursing

Students participate in mock code at Children’s Hospital

UNMC CON students had the opportunity to participate in a mock code at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.

May 9, 2023

Merissa Roth, Maya Buss, Jenika Jennings, and Mary Graff, all UNMC College of Nursing students in the NRSG 419-Transition to Practice course, work through a code simulation at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center.

Dean’s message: Research and workforce, a crucial pairing

UNMC College of Nursing faculty make great strides in research while a focus on recruitment is increased.

May 9, 2023

Juliann Sebastian, PhD, dean, UNMC College of Nursing

Elora Newton receives Silver U Award

Elora Newton, accounting and office associate in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, recently received the Silver U Award.

May 9, 2023

Elora Newton, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology

STAT intubation QI project

Julie Gillespie, MD, summarizes the QI project the CA-3 class presented at the end of April during the morning conference.  What: An efficient way to view vital information (including previous intubation hx) at emergent airways  How do I access this page?  1. Click on the Summary tab in the patient chart (red arrow)  2. Type “Stat intubation” […]

May 9, 2023