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Employees ask how to contact senators
Since the announcement of budget cuts by the university, many UNMC employees have been asking how they can contact state legislators. See story for details.
Mar 12, 2003
Caller ID — a weekly HIPAA message
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. You will be receiving weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your job. Today’s HIPAA message explains how to verify who is calling for protected health information.
Mar 11, 2003
Nursing faculty members to lend knowledge, nursing education expertise
Two faculty from the UNMC College of Nursing will travel to Sorrento, Italy, March 13-15, for the Sigma Theta Tau International’s fifth think tank meeting. The meeting, titled, “Nurses and Health: A Global Future,” is part of the STTI’s Arista3 series.
Mar 11, 2003
Chancellor’s budget forums today
All UNMC faculty, staff, students and volunteers are invited to chancellor’s forums on Tuesday, March 11. The one-hour forums will begin at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Mar 11, 2003
UNMC, UNL study organism that could be used as bioweapon
Researchers at UNMC and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are collaborating on a $100,000 pilot study to conduct basic research on Francisella tularensis — an organism that can be used as a bioweapon, to cause tularemia, a potentially fatal disease.
Mar 10, 2003
Faculty, student senates pass resolutions on budget
Read resolutions by the UNMC Faculty Senate and UNMC Student Senate regarding state funding for higher education.
Mar 10, 2003
Dr. Maurer earns Lifetime Achievement Award from Children’s Oncology Group
UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Children’s Oncology Group, a National Cancer Institute-supported clinical cooperative cancer treatment and research group. Dr. Maurer is being recognized for his significant contributions to pediatric cancer research.
Mar 10, 2003
UNMC announces first phase of budget cuts
UNMC today announced its plans to reduce its budget by $2 million for the fiscal year 2003-2004. “None of these cuts are easy. We’ve tried to preserve our educational programs in these cuts, and I think that we’ve done a good job of selecting parts of the budget that will have the least impact on the overall vision of UNMC,” UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer said. See story for more details.
Mar 10, 2003
Q & A — UNMC’s budget-cutting plans
Learn more about UNMC’s budget-cutting plans in this Q & A.
Mar 10, 2003
UNMC College of Nursing Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing were named to the deans list following the fall semester 2002. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, based in Omaha, with divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, […]
Mar 7, 2003