Karen Burbach
Cancer survivor to drive tractor across Iowa
Cancer survivor Bob Husz is plowing ahead for a cure as he finalizes plans to drive his tractor along State Highway 92 to raise awareness and funding for cancer research.
The week-long 270-mile journey, which will begin Monday, Aug. 7 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is part of a grassroots campaign called the “Tractor Ride Against Cancer” (T.R.A.C.), an effort to support hematological malignancy (blood-related) cancer and solid tumor cancer research at UNMC.
Jul 24, 2006
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Dennis Kent, D.D.S.
Dennis Kent, D.D.S., clinical associate professor and assistant dean for advanced clinical practice at the College of Dentistry, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Jul 21, 2006
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Tricia LeVan, Ph.D.
Tricia LeVan, Ph.D., assistant professor, section of pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Jul 18, 2006
Human Resources debuts online employee handbook
UNMC faculty and staff will find human resources topics ranging from “Breaks/Rest Periods” to “Vacation Use” available online (www.unmc.edu/hr) in a new employee handbook.
Jul 18, 2006
Dr. Rena Boyle, former nursing dean, dies
Former UNMC College of Nursing dean, Rena Boyle, Ph.D., died Monday, July 10, in a Phoenix nursing home at the age of 91. She served as dean of the UNMC College of Nursing from 1967 to 1979.
Jul 13, 2006
Society for the Study of Reproduction to meet in Omaha
The Society for the Study of Reproduction has contributed to assisted reproductive technology including in vitro fertilization methods in humans and animals, the development of contraceptive pills, pregnancy diagnosis tests and fetal monitoring. Now, they are coming to Omaha for their 39th Annual Meeting, which will be at Qwest Center Omaha July 29 through Aug. 1. The annual meeting will be hosted by UNMC.
Jul 12, 2006
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Ashish Sharma, M.D.
Ashish Sharma, M.D., instructor in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Jul 12, 2006
Children, parents find ‘second chance’ through transplantation
A devastating hurricane forced Dusti Holloway and her family north. Health issues that started at birth led Elizabeth Taibel to Omaha. Two little girls — two families — faced challenges that brought them to the medical center for a transplant.
Jul 11, 2006
Patients with West Nile needed for clinical trial
Roger and Nancy DeBlauw began last summer like any other, enjoying time on their farm in Crofton, Neb. But their world changed in late July 2005 when Roger became critically ill after contracting West Nile virus. Now, he is participating in a National Institutes of Health-sponsored clinical trial of a potential treatment. The trial is being conducted regionally by UNMC.
Jul 10, 2006
Medical student’s charity golf tournament honors dad
Aaron Braun is walking in his father’s charitable footsteps. The fourth-year UNMC medical student is days away from teeing off his third charity golf tournament in memory of his father, Marvin, who died of leukemia in 1996.
Jul 7, 2006