Karen Burbach
NU offers tuition scholarships to Katrina victims
University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken has announced a new scholarship initiative to benefit students and families affected by Hurricane Katrina. The University of Nebraska’s “NU Katrina Student Assistance Fund” has been established to make scholarships for the fall semester available to help students in a variety of circumstances.
Sep 14, 2005
Omaha native returns from Louisiana to attend UNMC
When Mykayla Garrison left Omaha in 2000 to attend Xavier University in New Orleans, she couldn’t have dreamt of the circumstances surrounding her return. With Hurricane Katrina an all-too-recent memory, Garrison is trying to re-acclimate herself to Omaha. The third-year pharmacy student has enrolled as a visiting student at the UNMC College of Pharmacy.
Sep 13, 2005
Record number of students attending UNMC
A record number of students is attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center this fall, as UNMC’s enrollment topped 3,000 students for the first time. This fall, 3,002 students are enrolled at UNMC, an increase of 98 students (3.4 percent) from fall 2004.
Sep 9, 2005
Preventive and Societal Medicine course on advanced clinical trials
The UNMC Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine will present a 10-part series of video presentations on Advanced Clinical Trials offered at the 2003 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summer Session. Click for more details.
Sep 9, 2005
Hurricane Katrina relief – what you need to know to volunteer
Over the past several days, UNMC departments have received numerous inquiries for information on how faculty and staff may volunteer help, housing or funds for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. If you are interested in volunteering your time to go to the Gulf coast region, it’s important to read the following guidelines.
Sep 9, 2005
Dr. Klassen named internal medicine chairman
Lynell Klassen, M.D., Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Medicine and associate chief of staff for research for the Omaha Veterans Administration Medical Center, has been named chairman of UNMC’s Department of Internal Medicine, effective Oct. 1.
Sep 8, 2005
Faculty, employee assistance program here to help
The stories of human suffering in the Gulf Coast area have hit close to home for many in the Midlands who have family, memories and ties to the area. Counselors with the UNMC Faculty/Employee Assistance Program are available to employees who are having difficulty dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Sep 8, 2005
Red Cross representatives on campus today
Representatives of the American Red Cross will be on the UNMC campus today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside the Nebraska Cafe for employees interested in contributing to the hurricane relief effort. All of the money collected will go to the disaster area. UNMC’s information on Hurricane Katrina can be found at http://www.unmc.edu/katrina.
Sep 7, 2005
Transplant patients find safe haven at med center
Denise Breaux and her 3-year-old daughter Bailey were on the sixth floor of Tulane Hospital when Hurricane Katrina crashed ashore. The young girl received a liver, small bowel and pancreas transplant from UNMC in 2002. On Tuesday, Breaux and two other transplant families said thanks to the medical center family that has rescued them more than once.
Sep 7, 2005
UNMC, hospital accept Gulf Coast patients, students
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, are welcoming patients and students evacuated from the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Click to also find out when the American Red Cross will be on campus for employees interested in contributing to the relief effort.
Sep 6, 2005