Karen Burbach

Susie Thorne concert to kick off ‘Music as Medicine’ series

Susie Thorne and her jazz band “friends” will kick off the eighth season of the “Music as Medicine” series with a free noon concert in the Durham Outpatient Center on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Oct 15, 2007

Monday’s Bi-National Health Week events

A schedule of Monday’s Omaha-area Bi-National Health Week events.

Oct 15, 2007

Public health among topics at upcoming agriculture conference

Trends in Midwestern agriculture, ergonomic interventions in California agriculture and USDA regulations. These are just a few of the topics that will be focused on at the 2007 Ag Conference to be held Nov. 14-16 in Omaha.

Oct 12, 2007

ENT instructor receives prestigious fellowship match

Alex Bien, M.D., an instructor in UNMC’s Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, has received a fellowship match at the prestigious House Ear Institute in Los Angeles.

Oct 11, 2007

Johns Hopkins professor to discuss dysplasias at Children’s/UNMC seminar

Michael Ain, M.D., associate professor and director of the orthopaedic residency program at Johns Hopkins University, will be the guest speaker for a special Children’s Hospital and UNMC event on Oct. 17 at 7 a.m. in the Children’s Hospital Glow Auditorium.

Oct 11, 2007

The poison center comments on peppers

The season is almost upon us when many families take to their kitchens and begin canning some of their favorite foods to enjoy during the winter months. Special care must be taken when handling hot peppers such as jalapeno, cherry, bell cayenne, chili and habanero.

Oct 10, 2007

SHARING The Green raises $38,000

A record haul of about $38,000 was raised during the eighth annual SHARING the Green golf tournament on Sept. 25 at Indian Creek Golf Course.

Oct 9, 2007

Epidemiology lessons Oct. 12 from two field veterans

“Shoe-leather” epidemiology – it’s all about working in the field, connecting with people and tracking disease. With more than 80 years experience as field epidemiologists, Steve Fitzgerald and Dave Newberry have worn out their fair share of shoes. On Friday, they’ll be on campus to share their lessons.

Oct 9, 2007

Million-step Monday — Pedometers down under

Michelle Parks of the College of Pharmacy Dean’s Office and her husband, Gary, with their pedometers at Point Nepean in Australia.

Oct 8, 2007

SBIR coordinator to give Oct. 11 workshop on NIH opportunities

UNMC and UNeMed are among the sponsors of an Oct. 11 workshop titled “From Lab to Life: Opportunities offered by the National Institutes for Health Small Business Innovation Research Program.”

Oct 8, 2007