Karen Burbach
UNMC continues its climb in 2008 rankings
UNMC’s push for quality academics is reflected in the latest U.S.News & World Report’s ranking of the country’s graduate schools, which show UNMC programs are making a steady climb among the nation’s top programs. (EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of institutions surveyed has been revised. More institutions were surveyed than originally reported in UNMC Today.)
Apr 2, 2007
Dr. Maurer reaching out
The South Omaha Community Care Council does invaluable work and UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. — for one — is proud the group is associated with the medical center.
Mar 30, 2007
Campus-wide tornado drills set for Wednesday
UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians will participate in statewide “Severe Weather Week,” which will include test tornado warnings on Wednesday.
Mar 30, 2007
Dr. Allison honored with Koefoot Award
Jay Allison, M.D., does more than treat patients at his O’Neill clinic. The 1995 UNMC graduate is helping train future physicians by granting students a wide range of supervised, hands-on experiences from providing patient care to assisting with surgical procedures and deliveries. Dr. Allison received the second Theodore H. Koefoot Jr., M.D., Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award on Tuesday at UNMC.
Mar 30, 2007
Still time to get discounted zoo memberships
Discounted memberships for the Henry Doorly Zoo’s 2007-2008 season are available to employees and students from UNMC until Sunday.
Mar 29, 2007
Dr. Binhammer receives basic science award
Robert Binhammer, Ph.D., has received the UNMC College of Medicine and Class of 1962 Basic Science Outstanding Teacher Award.
Mar 29, 2007
Drs. O’Dell, Fehringer and Boust receive clinical excellence awards
The UNMC College of Medicine has honored three clinical faculty members — Drs. David O’Dell, Edward Fehringer and Susan Boust — with the inaugural Dean’s Clinical Excellence Awards for 2006.
Mar 29, 2007
Search for new pediatrics chair begins
College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., has appointed a 15-member search committee to select UNMC’s next pediatric departmental chairperson.
Mar 28, 2007
Construction site seeing
Two construction workers get an excellent view of Omaha as they assemble a power crane structure at the Research Center of Excellence II construction site on Monday morning.
Mar 28, 2007
UNeMed Inventor Profile — Meet Ben Boedeker, M.D., Ph.D.
Ben Boedeker, M.D., Ph.D., joined UNMC in April of 2003, and is an associate professor in the department of anesthesiology. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of articles submitted by UNeMed, UNMC’s marketing and licensing arm, highlighting UNMC scientists who have created and marketed inventions during research.
Mar 28, 2007