Karen Burbach

Food drive sets new record for donations to Omaha’s Food Bank

It was the kind of charitable partnership never before assembled. It resulted in donated amounts of food and supplies never before amassed in one food drive. More than 20,400 pounds — or 10 U.S. tons — of food and supplies were gathered at The Nebraska Medical Center/UNMC campus as well as other locations around the heartland.

Dec 1, 2008

Tickets remain for ‘1,000 Stars’ event

Tickets are still available for the 16th Annual Night of a Thousand Stars Gala, which will be held on Saturday.

Dec 1, 2008

A message from President Milliken on the university’s budget

A message from University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken on the University’s budget.

Dec 1, 2008

Employee forums scheduled for Dec. 2-3

Record research numbers, employee survey results, low employee turnover rates at UNMC and the “I Love UNMC” social media campaign will be among the topics at chancellor’s forums for employees and faculty on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Nov 25, 2008

Portraits of Care – Essay 2

Leading up the Dec. 12 opening of Mark Gilbert’s “Here I Am and Nowhere Else: Portraits of Care” at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, UNMC Today will run a series of essays that detail the experiences of patients, loved ones and health care workers who were exposed to the project.

Nov 25, 2008

Spotlight on new faculty – Jixin Dong, Ph.D.

Jixin Dong, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Eppley Institute, is one of the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Nov 25, 2008

Food drive ends today

Robin Taylor’s office in the Durham Research Center resembles a small grocery store thanks to the donations of the staff in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience during the “Our Heartiest Thanks!” food drive.

Nov 24, 2008

A note about office holiday decorations

A note from the campus safety committee about office holiday decorations.

Nov 24, 2008

Portraits of Care – Essay 1

Leading up the Dec. 12 opening of Mark Gilbert’s “Here I Am and Nowhere Else: Portraits of Care” at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, UNMC Today will run a series of essays that detail the experiences of patients, loved ones and health care workers who were exposed to the project. Today we feature an essay by Deloris Poulin of Bellevue.

Nov 24, 2008

Latest Silver ‘U’ recipients announced

To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.

Nov 24, 2008

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