Karen Burbach
2004 influenza vaccine update
Read the plan for influenza vaccination of UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center staff and patients.
Sep 28, 2004
Dr. Singh receives Chancellor’s Gold U Award
Sanjay Singh, M.D., is fascinated by the brain’s cortex, the gray matter that makes individuals uniquely human. “A person lives in his cortex,” said Dr. Singh, the state’s first trained epileptologist. “It’s where they think from, it’s where their personality and emotions reside and it’s also the area that gives rise to epilepsy.”
Sep 27, 2004
Silver U receipients announced for September
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.
Sep 27, 2004
Olson Center brown bag lectures feed minds
Once a month, over yogurt, turkey sandwiches and salads, the predominately female audience meets to learn about an array of health issues from aging to nutrition to pregnancy. The Olson Center for Women’s Health brown bag lectures have been growing in popularity.
Sep 24, 2004
Ambassador of Hope Gala set for Nov. 5
On Nov. 5, the Friends of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center will honor Omaha philanthropist Chuck Durham at its Ambassador of Hope Gala at the Qwest Center Omaha.
Sep 23, 2004
Docudrama about chemical attack being produced
The Nebraska Center for Bioterrorism Education, a service of UNMC, Creighton University, and Nebraska Health and Human Services, is producing an educational docudrama about bio-terrorism.
Sep 22, 2004
A HIPAA message – patient identity theft alert
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of UNMC’s continued effort to educate employees. Today’s message addresses patient identity theft.
Sep 21, 2004
Family medicine students showcase their research
A research poster display in the Durham Outpatient Center’s second-floor atrium highlights the work of UNMC students who have completed their family medicine rotation.
Sep 21, 2004
2004 Health Professions Tracking Center directories available
With more than 32 percent of the Nebraska/Western Iowa physician primary practice information changing since 2003, there’s a definite need to buy the 2004 HPTC Directory of Nebraska and Western Iowa Healthcare Resources.
Sep 20, 2004
Scientist reports promise with sunscreen agent
An Omaha physician-scientist recently reported research on a unique sunscreen built into and bound to the skin that could hold the key to protecting people from the hazardous effects of sunlight exposure.
Sep 17, 2004