Karen Burbach
UNMC student works with Super Bowl champion
Nathan Breske always dreamed of playing in the National Football League, until injuries shattered that possibility. Instead, the UNMC physical therapy student chose another route to the NFL, working alongside this year’s Super Bowl champion.
Feb 13, 2004
Dr. Romberger named interim chair of internal medicine
Debra Romberger, M.D., associate professor in UNMC’s Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Section, has been named interim chairwoman for the department of internal medicine at UNMC.
Feb 12, 2004
Nominations sought for inaugural community service award for faculty
A new campus award will honor a UNMC faculty member’s service to the community.
The first-ever Spirit of Community Service Award will be presented at the 2004 Annual Faculty Meeting, which will begin at 4 p.m. on April 20 in the Durham Research Center auditorium. The Outstanding Teaching Awards will be presented at that meeting, as well.
Feb 12, 2004
Blum named February Gold U recipient
On the pool deck, Susan Blum is known for boisterously cheering on her daughter at local swim meets. With similar enthusiasm, Blum, a supervisor in purchasing, has trained hundreds of UNMC employees to create purchase orders, quick checks, orders to General Supply and access reports through the computer system.
Feb 11, 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.
Feb 11, 2004
Guatemalan hospital officials study Med Center to prepare for treatment facility
Five health-care professionals from a Guatemalan hospital visited UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, last week to learn more about stem-cell transplantation.
Feb 9, 2004
Snow cones on campus
On Friday, Earle Tate, left, and Tom Simons make the best of the season’s recent snowfall by dressing up the trash bin outside the UNMC College of Pharmacy. Click for photos.
Feb 9, 2004
UNMC Printing Services wins awards
UNMC Printing Services recently won eight awards — four gold and four silver, plus a Special Judges Citation for Best Use of a Pop Up — at the annual Heartland Print Gallery.
Feb 6, 2004
Gov. Johanns highlights plan for bioterrorism preparedness facility
Gov. Mike Johanns announced a plan Tuesday to advance Nebraska’s efforts in bioterrorism preparedness. The goal of the plan is to combine private and public funding to construct a bioterrorism preparedness facility at UNMC.
Feb 4, 2004
Mail Services doing best to deliver through the snow
A near-record amount of snow covers the ground in Omaha, a fact that isn’t lost on Mary Bennie or the other employees of Mail Services. “Our mobility has been limited because of the snow,” said Bennie, who manages Mail Services for UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center. “We’re doing the best that we can, but our services are dependent on how bad the weather conditions are. There will be some delays in gathering and delivering mail.”
Feb 4, 2004