Karen Burbach
Chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery named
Michael Miloro, D.M.D., M.D., has been named the Leon F. Davis, D.D.S., M.D., Distinguished Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UNMC. It is a unique honor nationally. Out of 105 programs, less than a dozen oral and maxillofacial surgery chairs exist in the country.
Mar 1, 2006
2006 Biomedical Research Forum winners announced
More than 140 medical and graduate students from 11 institutions recently attended the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum.
Feb 27, 2006
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