Karen Burbach
45th Street renamed Durham Research Plaza
During a brief ceremony today, 45th Street on the UNMC campus was renamed “Durham Research Plaza,” to reflect the major impact Chuck Durham and his late wife, Margre, have made on research, education and patient care at UNMC.
Jul 6, 2004
Basic skills instruction prepares students for rotations
After a pep talk and a few practice runs, Angie Kratochvil of Kearney successfully poked the needle into her classmate’s arm. Nearby, her classmates read electrocardiograms, sutured pig’s feet, inserted flexible nasogastric tubes in each other, and started intravenous lines. Each summer, rising third-year students in the UNMC College of Medicine spend three days learning such basic clinical skills during an intense, hands-on instructional course known as “June Term.”
Jul 2, 2004
Employees recognized at annual service awards
More than 300 UNMC employees were honored the evening of June 15, at the annual UNMC Service Awards Dinner. This includes employees with service of five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years during 2004. It also includes employees who have retired during the last year, as well as the Gold U award recipients for fiscal year 2003-2004.
Jul 1, 2004
Obesity during pregnancy threatens health of mother, fetus
The rising obesity rate in the United States is a risk to the health of pregnant women and their babies according to the March of Dimes. To help address the issue, the March of Dimes, Nebraska Chapter Wednesday announced it will take steps to educate women about the issue of obesity and the impact it has on the unborn fetus. Sportscaster and March of Dimes Trustee Greg Gumbel was at UNMC to help make the announcement.
Jul 1, 2004
A weekly IRB message — different agreements
Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. Today’s topic will cover Inter-Institutional Agreements and Non-Institutional Investigator Agreements.
Jun 30, 2004
UNMC strategically maps out future
Reaching a goal requires planning and, in its quest to become a world-renowned health sciences center, UNMC has adopted a strategic plan to guide those efforts.
Jun 30, 2004
New technology helps patients with inoperable tumors
The diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor doesn’t have to mean certain death. A spinal tumor does not have to mean paralysis and a tumor that pushes on the auditory nerve doesn’t have to mean a life of silence. Instead, patients like 41-year-old Doug Reedy are finding options in technology, and hope at The Nebraska Medical Center. Click to learn more about the Novalis radiation therapy system, which became available to patients in May.
Jun 24, 2004
Rutar receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award
Frank Rutar is not a traffic cop, although he is always on ‘patrol.’ Rutar’s expertise is dealing with radioactive materials that are used for research or medical treatment. As UNMC’s chemical and safety radiation specialist, his role is to help UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, comply with the state’s radiation safety regulations, which fill a two-inch thick, yellow binder in Annex III.
Jun 24, 2004
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.
Jun 24, 2004
A weekly IRB message — performance sites
Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. Today’s message is on performance sites.
Jun 23, 2004