Karen Burbach

Sorrell Center topping out rescheduled for Monday

The topping out ceremony for the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education has been rescheduled for Monday, June 4 at 1:30 p.m.

May 31, 2007

Topping out ceremony postponed

Today’s topping out ceremony for the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education has been postponed because of inclement weather. A new time and date for the ceremony, which was scheduled for 10:30 a.m., will be announced later.

May 30, 2007

Reminder: You can renew your parking pass online

Parking Services has opened its online renewal.

May 30, 2007

Creating an ambiance for the museum visitor

A museum’s mission varies depending on what type of museum it is. The primary goal for all museums, however, is basically the same: to educate and to entertain. Exhibit design plays a significant role in achieving this goal … Join the Durham Western Heritage Museum’s Director of Exhibit Design, Timothy Hantula for an inside look at the progression of exhibit development.

May 29, 2007

Tour to feature historic midtown churches

A tour of eight of midtown Omaha’s beautiful historic churches will be held Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of an activity sponsored by Destination Midtown.

May 29, 2007

Genomics expert receives 2007 McIntyre Award

Howard Jacob, Ph.D., director of the human and molecular genetics center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, received the 2007 A. Ross McIntyre Award at UNMC on Wednesday.

May 25, 2007

Spotlight on new faculty — Meet Srikar Adhikari, M.D.

Srikar Adhikari, M.D., assistant professor in the department of emergency medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

May 24, 2007

Maurers celebrate birth of twin granddaughters

Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, welcomed two new grandchildren into their lives on Sunday when their daughter, Wendy Linsky, gave birth to identical twin girls in Tampa, Fla.

May 23, 2007

Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society initiates new members

Fifteen new members were initiated into the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of the College of Pharmacy’s Rho Chi Honor Society during the organization’s 64th Annual Initiation Banquet at the Omaha Press Club on April 12.

May 22, 2007

UNMC to be site for non-Hodgkins lymphoma immunotherapy trial

FREMONT, Calif. — Genitope Corporation has initiated a phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the use of an immunotherapy method for some with follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (fNHL).

May 22, 2007