Karen Burbach

UPDATED — Emile Street closing postponed

Because of questionable weather conditions for the weekend, the closing of 42nd & Emile Street scheduled for Thursday has been postponed.

A new closing date will be published in UNMC Today next week.

Mar 21, 2007

Avian flu education — a short quiz

Take this quiz to test your knowledge of avian flu.

Mar 20, 2007

Gilmore Award presentation information

Anuja Ghorpade, Ph.D., will receive the Joseph P. Gilmore Award on Tuesday, March 20 at 2:30 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Mar 19, 2007

Employee forums tackle pay, positions and policies

Salaries, planning for avian flu and updates to UNMC’s revised leave policies took center stage at last week’s Employee Forums. More than 250 people attended the two Employee Forums last week in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.

Mar 19, 2007

Dr. Freifeld helps shape cancer treatment guidelines

UNMC’s Alison Freifeld, M.D., spoke at the 12th annual conference of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), advising medical colleagues in oncology representing cancer centers across the country on the prevention and treatment of infections in patients with cancer.

Mar 19, 2007

South Omaha history lesson

South Omaha historian Gary Kastrick gave a lecture on campus Tuesday about how the south part of town became an essential part of the city.

Mar 16, 2007

Sounds of Joy

Heidi Joy performs a wide variety of genres from jazz, gospel, inspirational and spiritual to funk, blues, rock and classical. On Thursday, she lit up the Durham Outpatient Center Atrium for approximately 130 people who shared their lunch hour with the Omaha native.

Mar 16, 2007

UNMC alumni gather in the ‘Valley of the Sun’

Nearly 70 UNMC alumni and friends gathered in Scottsdale, Ariz., recently to celebrate their alma mater.

Mar 15, 2007

Joy brings versatile voice to ‘Music as Medicine’

Heidi Joy will display what some call the “most versatile voice in the region” today at noon in the Durham Outpatient Center’s West Atrium.

Mar 15, 2007

Campus blood drive next Thursday

The next UNMC campus blood drive is scheduled for Thursday, March 22 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Student Life Center in the Center for Healthy Living.

Mar 15, 2007

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