Karen Burbach
Public Health Week story 4 — prevention and wellness
Heart disease and stroke are among the nation’s leading causes of death and major causes of disability.
Apr 9, 2009
Legislature’s Appropriations Committee enters critical deliberations
Members of the Nebraska Legislature’s Appropriations Committee currently are deciding what changes to make in their preliminary budget recommendations. Those initial recommendations include a 1.5 percent increase for the University of Nebraska.
Apr 9, 2009
Public Health Week story 3 — Patient safety and quality care
Experts agree that the U.S. health care system’s performance must improve substantially to consistently produce the best possible health outcomes.
Apr 8, 2009
Public Health Week story 2 — Increasing coverage/access
Although most Americans have some type of health insurance coverage, usually employer-sponsored, the most recent government statistics (2007) show 46 million people, including 9 million children are uninsured in the United States.
Apr 7, 2009
Five UNMC medical students start rotations in Shanghai
Five fourth-year UNMC students started one month rotations at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM) on Monday.
Apr 7, 2009
MIT professor to discuss moving research to the marketplace
Robert Langer, Sc.D., institute professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a leading innovator in biomedical and engineering research, will outline how to move research from the lab to the marketplace during an April 13 video seminar.
Apr 7, 2009
Dr. Feloney to speak at tonight’s Science Cafe
UNMC’s Michael Feloney, M.D., will lead a discussion on “the science of sex” during a Science Cafe today at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown at 729 N. 14th St., in Omaha.
Apr 7, 2009
Service awards dinner invitations coming this week
On April 10, all office-service, managerial-professional and administrative employees (non faculty) who have a length of service in 5-years increments (5, 10, 15, etc.) will receive an invitation via mail to the UNMC Service Awards Dinner.
Apr 6, 2009
Public Health Week — Story 1
Despite many advances in health care, the nation’s health falls far short of its potential.
Apr 6, 2009
Campuswide tornado drills set for Wednesday
UNMC, UNMC Physicians and The Nebraska Medical Center will participate in statewide “Severe Weather Week,” which will include test tornado warnings on Wednesday.
Apr 6, 2009