Category: UNMC

Like Mother, Like Son

May 22, 2023

“Mom was a kindhearted soul. She would be more than happy to have what she worked for go to help people in the (nursing) profession.”

First-ever UNMC Giving Day draws 1,542 gifts from generous donors

March 31, 2023

Thirty-one hours. 1,542 donations, all for the greater good. The first-ever UNMC Giving Day was a tremendous success, far surpassing its goal of 1,000 gifts.

AstraZeneca grant funds breast health navigators

March 20, 2023

UNMC program serves Omaha women from underserved communities Omaha, Nebraska — AstraZeneca has awarded the University of Nebraska Medical Center a $25,000 grant for a

$20 million gift creates scholarships for UNMC pharmacy students

March 1, 2023

Because of an extraordinary investment by Joe and Millie Williams, UNMC College of Pharmacy students will receive scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 beginning next fall. “We want to give at least some dollars to just about every student that applies,” says College of Pharmacy Dean Keith Olsen, Pharm.D.

Inaugural UNMC Giving Day — For the Greater Good set for March 30-31

February 23, 2023

The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites its supporters to give back during UNMC Giving Day — For the Greater Good, March 30-31, 2023. UNMC’s

Alumnus makes ‘truly transformational’ $20 million gift to UNMC College of Pharmacy

December 21, 2022

Joe Williams’ first gift to the University of Nebraska was $10 in 1958. He was eight years out of school. His final gift was $20

UNMC nursing dean creates scholarship as parting gift

December 8, 2022

Olson Foundation creates a second scholarship to honor the dean’s contributions UNMC College of Nursing Dean Juliann Sebastian, Ph.D., who has led the college since

UNMC Physical Therapy Student says Studying at UNK was a ‘No Brainer’

November 9, 2022

Two continents. Three countries. Five states. Luis Reyes Mendieta’s road to the physical therapy program at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Kearney, Nebraska, has been anything but a direct path. So, what would lead a young man born in Honduras and who lived in Kenya for 10 years to Kearney?

Turning the Tide on Diabetes

November 8, 2022

Diabetes On Track seeks to improve diabetes care and prevention by piloting a new approach in two rural Nebraska communities. Launched this fall, the idea is for communities to tailor their own solutions through collaboration among health departments, health clinics, hospitals and community groups.

A Place of Hope and Healing

September 21, 2022

Five years after the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center opened its doors to patients, director Ken Cowan discusses the revolutionary strides made in cancer care at the state-of-the-art facility. “There’s no other cancer center built like this in the world,” he said.

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May 25, 2023