Karen Burbach
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
Hypertension expert to give Feb. 5 Latta Lecture
An expert in hypertension and cholesterol lowering agents, especially in minority populations, will give Thursday’s John S. Latta Lectureship, sponsored by the UNMC College of Medicine Alumni Association. “Dr. Wright is a giant in doing longitudinal large-scale studies involving the African American population,” said Rubens Pamies, M.D., vice-chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies.
Feb 4, 2004
New student senate leaders installed
Ryan Arnold, a third-year College of Medicine student, was installed Thursday as the 2004 president of the UNMC Student Senate. He also serves as a non-voting member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.
Feb 3, 2004
Committee begins search for internal medicine chair
UNMC College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., has appointed a 14-member search committee to identify candidates for the position of professor and chair of the department of internal medicine in UNMC’s College of Medicine. Applications and nominations are being accepted. See story for details.
Feb 2, 2004