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Announcements of a major project and a new role for the chancellor along with the impending arrival of health care reform create an air of change and transformation at UNMC. <\/p>\n

Below we look back at the highlights from 2012 on campus. <\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>January<\/B><\/p>\n

UNMC unveils plans for a Cancer Center Campus<\/a> as part of University of Nebraska’s “Building a Healthier Nebraska” initiative. <\/p>\n

February<\/B> <\/p>\n

Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., professor and director of pancreatic cancer research at the Eppley Institute, is named UNMC’s sixth Scientist Laureate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March <\/B><\/p>\n

The University of Nebraska bids farewell to Lotus Notes and switches to the Microsoft Outlook Email system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UNMC’s primary care, research and rural medicine education programs rise in the 2013 U.S.News & World Report rankings<\/a> of the nation’s top graduate schools. <\/p>\n

April<\/B> <\/p>\n

Gov. Dave Heineman approves state support<\/a> for the Building a Healthier Nebraska initiative, which includes $50 million to construct a research tower on the Cancer Center Campus. <\/p>\n

The UNMC Walks to the Olmpics Challenge<\/a> launches. More than 500 employees participated in the challenge and they combined to walk the distance between Omaha and London — the site of the Summer Games — 49 times. <\/p>\n

Four UNMC fourth-year medical students conduct formal, one-month rotations in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)<\/a> in Shanghai. <\/p>\n

June <\/B><\/p>\n

The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act<\/a> as constitutional and paves the way for Health Care Reform in the U.S. <\/p>\n

August <\/B><\/p>\n

The One Chart electronic medical record<\/a> launches at The Nebraska Medical Center. <\/p>\n

UNMC hosts a pair of international forums<\/a> with visitors from China and other countries. <\/p>\n

September <\/B><\/p>\n

UNMC sets another enrollment record<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Harold M. Maurer, M.D., announces he will step away from his duties as UNMC Chancellor<\/a> in 2013 to lead fundraising for the Cancer Center Campus. <\/p>\n

October <\/B><\/p>\n

The Omaha City Council<\/a> approves $35 million in funds and Douglas County pledges $5 million<\/a> to support the Cancer Center Campus at UNMC. <\/p>\n

The University of Nebraska enters into a long-term partnership with the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)<\/a> at Offutt Air Force Base to create a University-Affiliated Research Center (UARC) that will include UNMC researchers. <\/p>\n

UNMC announces that energy-saving actions on campus<\/a> have yielded impressive results. <\/p>\n

November <\/B><\/p>\n

UNMC and other state groups announce the formation of the Nebraska Science Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UNMC announces a plan to form a joint family medicine department with Chinese school<\/a>. <\/p>\n

December <\/B><\/p>\n

Nobel Prize winner Stanley Prusiner<\/a> speaks at UNMC about head injuries in soldiers, football players and others.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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