Karen Burbach
Chicago native joins UNMC College of Pharmacy faculty
Beata Ineck, Pharm.D., likes the variety that academic pharmacy offers, and she appreciates how the UNMC College of Pharmacy treats its students as more than just numbers.
She also enjoys making a difference in the lives of primary care patients.
In Omaha, Dr. Ineck will have the opportunity to fill both roles, as the newest college faculty member will split her time between UNMC and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
May 21, 2002
Elementary students visit UNMC recycling center
Nearly 60 students from Mars Academy in Omaha visited the UNMC recycling center last week to learn about the importance of recycling.
May 17, 2002
Dr. Ramsell receives Volunteer Faculty of the Year Award for 2001
For his extraordinary role in UNMC’s educational programs, John Ramsell, M.D., has been named the first recipient of the UNMC College of Medicine’s Volunteer Faculty of the Year Award. A clinical associate professor of ophthalmology, Dr. Ramsell was formally recognized May 10 during the College of Medicine’s medical student convocation and hooding ceremony.
May 17, 2002
NU’s Smith addresses faculty, staff on budget cuts, future
University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D., discusses budget cuts and the future of the university in a letter to university faculty and staff. See story for the complete letter.
May 17, 2002
First AHEC director promotes health care in central Nebraska
Sarah Cunningham, Ph.D., was instrumental in bringing distance-learning opportunities to many rural schoolchildren of central Nebraska. Now, she’d like to play a role in helping children from those same areas become interested in health-care professions, so that some day, they’ll get their health education and practice in rural areas.
Dr. Cunningham is the first executive director of the Central Nebraska Area Health Education Center, the first such center in Nebraska.
May 16, 2002
Employee loyalty, satisfaction component added to strategic plan
Employee loyalty and satisfaction has long been an unwritten goal, but now it is etched into UNMC’s strategic plan.
Creating a campus culture that builds employee loyalty and satisfaction is the newest area of focus in UNMC’s 2002-2005 Strategic Plan, adopted May 7 by the Chancellor’s Council.
May 16, 2002
UNMC study finds voice disability prevalent among telemarketers
Telemarketers are more likely than the general population to have voice problems that affect their productivity; however, precautions can be taken to help protect against problems, according to an article in the May issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, a member of the JAMA/Archives family of journals.
May 14, 2002
New parking rates announced for UNMC/NHS employees
UNMC/NHS will gain approximately 1,200 employee parking stalls in mid-November when construction is completed on Lot 50 – – the new $19.3 million parking structure along Emile Street. As a result, employees will have the option of moving into the six-level parking garage or to a more convenient parking lot on campus.
For the first time in four years, parking rates will increase effective July 1. The new rates will increase parking costs by $4.75 per month for most lots. The rate of the new parking garage, Lot 50, as well as the two existing parking structures (lots 4 and 5), will be $23 per month. Fees for lots 15 and 16, located on the east side of campus, are not increasing.
May 13, 2002
Albion family donates Angus breeding heifer for Cattlemen’s Ball auction
A few months ago, the Wolf family of the Wagonhammer Cattle Company near Albion, Neb., decided to take Cinderella to the ball — the 2002 Cattlemen’s Ball. The family donated Cinderella, a registered Angus yearling breeding heifer, for the live auction at the June 1 ball at the Benes Cattle Company near Valparaiso, Neb. They hope Cinderella will raise around $5,000 for cancer research.
May 10, 2002
UNMC to honor six individuals at Saturday’s commencement ceremony
At its commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m., Saturday, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, UNMC will honor six people who have displayed tremendous dedication and excellence in their fields. They are: Suzanne and Walter Scott, Gail and Mike Yanney, Guinter Kahn, M.D., and Rosalee Yeaworth, Ph.D. See story for details.
May 10, 2002