Karen Burbach

BRIN scholars on campus — meet Richie Nelson

Twenty-five students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. … Today, we meet Richie Nelson, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.

Jun 21, 2007

BRIN scholars on campus — meet Helen Kraye

Twenty-five students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. …
Today, we meet Helen Kraye, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.

Jun 20, 2007

Microsoft Office 2007 available

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a note from Information Technology Services regarding Microsoft Office 2007. ITS has completed testing of Microsoft Office 2007 and it is now available for use on campus.

Jun 20, 2007

Spotlight on new faculty — meet Yutong Liu, Ph.D.

Yutong Liu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of radiology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Jun 19, 2007

Change coming in food and nutrition services retail pricing

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a notice from The Nebraska Medical Center’s Food and Nutrition Services.

Jun 19, 2007

The poison center talks ethanol in hand sanitizers

The Nebraska Regional Poison Center has received an increase in calls concerning hand sanitizers and the dangers associated with them. This month an e-mail has been circulating to mothers, teachers and health care providers about a child who ingested a lick of a hand sanitizer after it was applied to the hands and then became intoxicated from the ethanol in the product.

Jun 19, 2007

Faculty complete 2007 administrative colloquium

Thirteen UNMC faculty members last month completed the Administrative Colloquium, a yearlong development course for faculty assuming leadership roles within the medical center.

Jun 18, 2007

Durham seminar focuses on creating a museum ambiance

Durham Western Heritage Museum Director of Exhibit Design, Timothy Hantula, will give an inside look at how museum exhibits are developed during a presentation Tuesday at noon in the College of Nursing, Rooms 1011 and 1012.

Jun 18, 2007

42nd and Farnam streets to experience Saturday closings

From 7 a.m. to about 3 p.m. on Saturday, 42nd Street between Dodge and Emile streets will be closed while 42nd Street is resurfaced and concrete is poured for the walkway. Also during this time, Farnam Street between 40th and 44th streets will be closed.

Jun 15, 2007

Cyronek moves on after 30 years at UNMC

For 30 years, Danita Cyronek has looked out for patients of all ages. On Monday, she officially leaves the UNMC Department of Pediatric Neurology, where she’s served as a pediatric case manager since August 2003.

Jun 15, 2007