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UNMC moves to purchase nearby OPPD property
In an effort to acquire additional space to allow for much needed campus expansion, UNMC will seek approval of the Board of Regents at its June 14 meeting for a property exchange with the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD).
Jun 8, 2007
Cancer survivor takes tractor on the road for second-straight year
Cancer survivor Bob Husz will once again trek across Iowa as part of the Second Annual Tractor Ride Against Cancer (T.R.A.C.) that will run Monday through next Friday.
Jun 8, 2007
Mary Ann ‘Maisie’ Paustian dies at 78
Funeral services were held May 30 in Omaha for Mary Ann “Maisie” Paustian, wife of Fred Paustian, M.D., a legendary gastroenterologist at UNMC.
Jun 7, 2007
Delegates speaker series to focus on NIH research
The UNMC Delegates Program’s Quarterly Speaker Series event on June 27 at noon in the Durham Research Center, Room 1005 will feature a presentation on National Institutes of Health research by UNMC Vice Chancellor for Research Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D.
Jun 7, 2007
Bel Canto concert comes with UNMC ties
Forgive UNMC Employee Relations Director Carmen Sirizzotti if she’s beaming with pride today during the “Music as Medicine” concert at noon in the Durham Outpatient Center West Atrium.
Jun 7, 2007
Auxiliary awards hospital $235,000 — presents Friedlander Scholarships
The University Hospital Auxiliary gave $235,000 to The Nebraska Medical Center during the auxiliary’s annual meeting at the Champions Club of Eagle Run last month.
Jun 6, 2007
Two hundred alumni and friends attend ‘Blast at the Blatt’
Two hundred UNMC alumni and friends attended the UNMC Alumni “Blast at the Blatt” event at Rosenblatt Stadium on May 15.
Jun 6, 2007
Five to receive internal medicine research awards
Five researchers will receive the 2007 Internal Medicine Research Awards for exceptional achievements in research.
Jun 6, 2007
Cattlemen’s Ball chairman: ‘I was meant to be here’
LODGEPOLE, Neb. — The words from UNMC’s world-renowned lymphoma expert James Armitage, M.D., still ring in Mike Behrends’ ears. The comments came in 2004 as Behrends — a rancher from Lodgepole — sought treatment at UNMC after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “Dr. Armitage said to me, ‘give me six weeks of your time, and I’ll give you the rest of your life,'” Behrends said. “That’s just what he did.”
Jun 5, 2007