Karen Burbach

Still time to RSVP for seminar on congressional funding

Time remains to RSVP for Thursday’s seminar on congressionally-directed funding and the best avenues to secure it.

May 14, 2008

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Yazen Alnouti, Ph.D.

Yazen Alnouti, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

May 14, 2008

Popular trolley tour to examine more Omaha mansions

The Durham Museum is once again offering a noon trolley tour of some of Omaha’s historic mansions. The tour will focus on mansions north of Dodge Street, including the Mercer Mansion, Cathedral neighborhood, Gifford Park and Bemis Park.

May 13, 2008

Med center’s small bowel transplant program the nation’s busiest

The intestinal transplant program at UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, was one of the first of its kind in the nation when it began in 1990. Today, it is the busiest.

May 13, 2008

Campus forums today and tomorrow

The UNMC budget, campus traffic, the UNMC career development Web site and an initiative to ban Affirmative Action in Nebraska will be discussed during employee forums today and Tuesday.

May 12, 2008

Passes remain for EcoHuts exhibit

The chancellor’s office has four free passes remaining for today’s opening reception of the EcoHuts exhibit at the Fontenelle Forest Nature Center. The passes, which are available to UNMC employees on a first-come, first-served basis, admit an entire family into the exhibit.

May 9, 2008

Lookin’ at U — Charli Suter

Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” Each Thursday, we will randomly select a medical center employee to feature. This week, we feature Charli Suter, manager of the UNMC Bookstore.

May 8, 2008

Monjaraz named one of state’s top nurses by Lincoln Journal Star

Connie Monjaraz, nurse manager for UNMC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was named one of the top 10 nurses in Nebraska in Tuesday’s Lincoln Journal Star.

May 8, 2008

Chancellor’s office has 15 free passes to EcoHuts opening

The chancellor’s office has 15 free passes to Friday’s opening reception of the EcoHuts exhibit at the Fontenelle Forest Nature Center. The passes are available to UNMC employees on a first-come, first-served basis.

May 7, 2008

Spotlight on new faculty — Jason Helvey, M.D.

Jason Helvey, M.D., assistant professor of radiology in the section of neuroradiology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

May 7, 2008