Karen Burbach

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Quan Ly, M.D.

Quan Ly, M.D., surgical oncologist, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Sep 1, 2006

Transplant team performs unique heart procedure

On Aug. 18, transplant surgeon Mohammed Quader, M.D., performed a specialized heart procedure for what’s thought to be one of the first times in North America, and possibly just the third time in the world.

Aug 31, 2006

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Regina Nailon, Ph.D.

Regina Nailon, Ph.D., assistant professor, College of Nursing, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Aug 29, 2006

UNMC Alumni Office hosts Welcome Back Party

As another academic year begins, the UNMC Alumni Office invites all UNMC faculty, staff and students to a Welcome Back Party on Thursday, Aug. 31.

Aug 29, 2006

Schwartz Center Rounds continue Aug. 29

Beginning in 2007, UNMC will host six bimonthly Schwartz Center Rounds. That’s welcome news for many at UNMC, who find value in discussing the non-medical facts of patient care, including team work and decision-making choices. Attend the next Schwartz Center Rounds Tuesday at noon in the Private Dining Rooms.

Aug 28, 2006

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Monique Kusler, M.D.

Monique Kusler, M.D., cardiology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Aug 28, 2006

Silver ‘U’ recipients announced for August

To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.

Aug 25, 2006

Joslyn Art Museum activities announced

Photos of powwow dancers, modern and contemporary art and a lecture on “The Da Vinci Code” headline upcoming Joslyn Art Museum activities.

Aug 24, 2006

Block party Aug. 26 to showcase midtown businesses

Destination Midtown is throwing a party – a block party – from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 26 to highlight the vast array of merchants, restaurants and service providers doing business in midtown Omaha. The party will be in the parking lot of UNMC’s Student Life Center, 39th and Jones streets.

Aug 23, 2006

Durham Western Heritage Museum activities

There’s still time to see the Durham Western Heritage Museum’s Engineer It! Exhibit before it ends Sept. 3. Meanwhile, there are lots of other opportunities to entertain young and old alike from reading programs to naming the museum’s newest exhibit. Don’t miss the Aug. 29 Egyptian architecture lecture in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Aug 22, 2006