Karen Burbach
Drug offers hope for children with pulmonary hypertension
In the past, the only treatment for children with potentially life-threatening pulmonary hypertension was a lung or a heart-lung transplant. Today, there is new hope.
Feb 24, 2006
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Carl Nelson, Ph.D.
Carl Nelson, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering and surgery, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.
Feb 24, 2006
Health care reform commission includes UNMC trio
Three UNMC faculty members — Dennis Goeschel, M.D., Keith Mueller, Ph.D., and Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc. — will serve on a new Health Care Reform Commission, announced Wednesday at UNMC by U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE).
Feb 23, 2006
Dave Wallace memorial set for Feb. 25
David Wallace, retired campus architect with UNMC’s Facilities Management and Planning, died Jan. 29. He was 83.A celebration of his life is planned Saturday.
Feb 22, 2006
Operating rooms take cue from the cockpit
What do the crew of an airliner and an operating room team have in common? Whether you’re in the air or in the operating room, your life is in their hands. That’s why The Nebraska Medical Center is taking the lead in bringing patient safety to a new high.
Feb 22, 2006
Pandemic flu summit is Feb. 23
Community leaders and Nebraskans interested in learning more about local-level planning for a flu pandemic are encouraged to attend Nebraska’s Pandemic Flu Response Summit on Thursday, Feb. 23, in Lincoln. Those unable to attend the summit may participate via videoconference from the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Feb 20, 2006
Does your e-mail need a crash diet?
Employees are aware of the importance of maintaining their diets for health reasons. The same is true for e-mail. As e-mail files grow, they get slower, less efficient and overweight. Here, Information Technology Services outlines what to do to get your e-mail in shape. As part of that process, ITS will automatically delete all UNMC Today e-mails prior to Jan. 1 from the server. That process will begin the week of Feb. 20.
Feb 16, 2006
Silver U recipients for February announced
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.
Feb 16, 2006
Study hopes to unlock the mystery of West Nile
Researchers at UNMC are studying why the effects of West Nile virus vary so much from person to person. The three-year study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Feb 16, 2006
Torchlight Ball March 18 to benefit SHARING Clinic
Proceeds from the fifth annual Torchlight Ball on March 18 at the Holland Performing Arts Center will benefit UNMC’s SHARING Clinic.
Feb 15, 2006