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Dr. Swarts named volunteer faculty member of the year
Long-time volunteer, Carol Swarts, M.D., a radiation oncologist from Crestview Hills, Ky., has received the 2006 Volunteer Faculty of the Year award.
May 16, 2007
Raines Scholarship expanded to assist nursing students
A longtime scholarship that has benefited western Nebraska medical students at UNMC for the past 23 years has been expanded to provide support to nursing students as well.
May 16, 2007
Annual Garden Walk & Faire heads to Elkhorn on June 10
Rain or shine — the 40th Annual Garden Walk will be Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 16, 2007
Medicine photo exhibit to remain on display until June 3
The Durham Western Heritage Museum will leave the photo exhibit chronicling the 125-year history of the UNMC College of Medicine on display through June 3. The exhibit was scheduled to run until late April.
May 15, 2007
Time is short to register for inaugural radiology seminar
The May 24 registration deadline for the first-ever interventional radiology conference at UNMC is rapidly approaching.
May 15, 2007
Sorrell Center topping out May 30
The entire campus is invited to a topping out ceremony for the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education on Wednesday, May 30 at 10:30 a.m.
May 15, 2007
Unique islet transplant offers Colorado toddler hope
Three-year-old Berlyn Alfredsen is much like any other little girl. She enjoys wearing her hair in a ponytail. Her eyes light up when she watches her favorite Elmo videos. Unlike other children, though, little Berlyn has spent much of her young life in and out of hospitals. She recently became the youngest patient known to undergo an autologous islet transplant.
May 15, 2007
Virtual trek across Nebraska begins tomorrow
Jayme Nekuda of the Center for Healthy Living wants you to walk to western Nebraska’s Chimney Rock starting tomorrow.
May 14, 2007
Bluejay guard Dotzler assists UNMC staff with the mail
On the basketball court, Josh Dotzler dishes assists. Here at UNMC, the Creighton point guard dishes the mail.
May 14, 2007
Smithsonian/Durham event features stories of the American West
Everyone loves to hear stories about the Old West. Smithsonian scholar Jim Garry will share several stories from this rough and tumble time in America’s history during a lecture at UNMC on Tuesday, May 22 at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
May 14, 2007