Karen Burbach

Meet Distinguished Scientist Pascale Hammond Lane, M.D.

UNMC researcher Pascale Hammond Lane, M.D., talks about her work, life and interests. NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists for 2006. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a ceremony today to recognize their achievements.

Feb 16, 2007

Meet Distinguished Scientist Wing Chan, M.D.

UNMC researcher Wing “John” Chan, M.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests. NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the 25 researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists for 2006. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a March 12 ceremony to recognize their achievements.

Feb 14, 2007

‘Music as Medicine’ offers midday interlude

The steady beeps and bells of high-tech medical equipment create a unique musical score within hospitals, but UNMC’s “Music as Medicine” series provides harmonious reprieve from the hectic world of health care.

Feb 14, 2007

UNMC Today sweetheart’s package

Here are stories, poems and other items submitted by members of the UNMC community about love and/or the people who make their Valentine’s Days special. The submitted items were left largely in the original words of the authors.

Happy Valentine’s Day! — UNMC Today

Feb 14, 2007

Avian flu education — precautions

During a flu pandemic, hospitals and doctor’s offices may be overwhelmed. To keep you and your loved ones healthy — and to prevent the spread of the disease — follow some basic precautions.

Feb 13, 2007

Spotlight on new faculty — Shahid Hussain, M.D., Ph.D.

Shahid Hussain, M.D., Ph.D., Herbert B. Saichek Professor of Radiology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Feb 9, 2007

Honoring Dr. Prentice

UNMC leaders kicked off their Thursday by recognizing Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, for serving a four-year term as chairman of the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Service’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protection.

Feb 9, 2007

More children with chronic health issues reaching adulthood

Health care providers must work collaboratively to keep patients with congenital heart defects connected to appropriate medical care as they move from childhood into adulthood. “We will be observing for the first time the very long-term consequences of congenital heart disease,” said Roberta Williams, M.D., a pioneer in the field of echocardiography.

Feb 7, 2007

Meet Distinguished Scientist Kay-Uwe Wagner, Ph.D.

UNMC researcher Kay-Uwe Wagner, Ph.D., answers questions about his work, life and interests. NOTE: This profile is part of a series highlighting the 25 researchers who were named UNMC Distinguished Scientists for 2006. Each of these researchers will be profiled in UNMC Today leading up to a March 12 ceremony to recognize their achievements.

Feb 7, 2007

Blackburn earns January Gold ‘U’ award

Beth Blackburn, coordinator of UNMC’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), received the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award for the month of January.

Feb 6, 2007