Karen Burbach

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Constance Visovsky, Ph.D.

Constance Visovsky, Ph.D., associate professor in the College of Nursing, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.

Dec 22, 2005

Bluejays bring teddy bears, smiles

The Creighton University men’s basketball team stopped by the medical center Tuesday to practice a new offensive play – Operation Bear Hug. The only snag came at the end of the game when Creighton’s Anthony Tolliver was rejected by a little boy standing knee-high to the 6-foot-9 center.

Dec 22, 2005

Start your 2006 e-mail fitness routine now

Take a few minutes before the holidays to clear out your e-mail. It’s the first important step in e-mail fitness and will make your e-mail run faster and help keep the Notes server running smoothly.

Dec 21, 2005

Employees gather for holiday tea

UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, greeted UNMC and hospital employees Thursday during the annual Holiday Tea.

Dec 16, 2005

UNMC researcher receives national research ethics award

Based on his contributions to the ethical conduct of research, Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., has received the Distinguished Service Award from the national organization for the protection of human and animal research subjects.

Dec 15, 2005

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Peter Giannini, D.D.S.

Peter Giannini, D.D.S., assistant professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Dec 14, 2005

December’s Silver U recipients 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.

Dec 14, 2005

UNMC to test medication for pathological gambling

UNMC is participating in a clinical trial that is the first one solely intended to study a medication’s effect on pathological gambling. UNMC is one of 20 sites nationwide participating in the 15-week, Phase III clinical trial.

Dec 13, 2005

Spotlight on new faculty – meet John Brand, D.D.S.

John Brand, D.D.S., associate professor in the College of Dentistry and director of the oral radiology program, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Dec 13, 2005

Medical center supporter, Harlan Noddle, dies

Harlan Noddle, a longtime supporter of UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center, died Sunday, Dec. 11, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 69.

Dec 13, 2005