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Public receptions set for university presidential finalists
Public receptions have been scheduled at the University of Nebraska at Omaha for all four candidates for president of the University of Nebraska. Central Administration welcomes and encourages all UNMC faculty, staff and students to attend these sessions and to provide feedback on the candidates to the Board of Regents. Click for schedules.
May 6, 2004
A weekly IRB message – change is in the wind
Beginning today, the UNMC Institutional Review Board (IRB) kicks off a series of informational articles detailing improvements to its human research protection program. Articles will run in UNMC Today each Wednesday. Today’s article provides an overview of the program and the IRB’s plans to seek national accreditation.
May 5, 2004
Surgery for acid reflux to be live on Web
A West Point, Neb., woman hopes to put an end to her struggle with acid reflux disease with a surgery that will be broadcast live on the Internet Thursday from The Nebraska Medical Center.
May 5, 2004
Smokers need to take habit to designated areas
When smokers on campus light up where they shouldn’t, it can affect more than just the people who happen to walk by them. “We’re experiencing problems with smoke being drawn into buildings, and we’ve received numerous complaints from staff, patients and visitors,” said John Hauser, the safety officer for UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center. “Smokers need to smoke in the designated shelters only.”
May 5, 2004
Dr. Kahn to receive UNO Alumni Association honor
The University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni Association will bestow its Citation for Alumnus Achievement upon Guinter Kahn, M.D., during the University’s commencement ceremony Friday, May 7, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. Dr. Kahn is a UNMC College of Medicine graduate.
May 4, 2004
Donated artwork expands American Indian exhibit
A young man stands with pride before the woman he loves. Behind him are six vibrant ponies — his gift to the family of the young maiden he wishes to marry. The colorful scene of a long-ago Lakota courtship is the newest piece of artwork now on display in the Ear, Nose and Throat clinic at UNMC.
May 4, 2004
New chiller installed in central utility plant
It isn’t easy installing a 40-ton water chiller. But, employees at Davis Erection Co. made it look easy Tuesday as they moved a new water chiller into UNMC’s Central Utilities Plant via an opening in the roof. The new chiller, capable of 2,500 tons of cooling, replaces an old 1,500-ton steam-fired chiller.
May 3, 2004
Graduate student helping unravel mystery
UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology graduate student Luke Handke has started to unravel the mystery of how Staphylococcus epidermidis causes catheter-related infections, the number one cause of hospital-related infections. Handke’s findings are published in a feature article in the May issue of The Journal of Medical Microbiology.
May 3, 2004
Students, faculty spend spring break on medical missions
Students and faculty spend their spring break on UNMC sponsored medical missions to Falmouth, Jamaica; Managua and Jinotepe, Nicaragua; and the Sisseton Indian Health Service facility in South Dakota.
Apr 30, 2004
Students cap domestic violence course with patient case
On Thursday, two UNMC medical students culminated a four-week long, elective course in domestic violence with a simulated patient case and mock criminal trial. The students are the first in the state to participate in the course.
Apr 30, 2004