Newsroom

Oct. 30 blood drive extended by an hour

Next Thursday’s UNMC campus blood drive has been extended for another hour because employees and students have given such a positive response.

Oct 23, 2003

Events raise money for Liz’s Legacy, cancer research

Approximately $20,000 was raised Oct. 9-10, in honor of Liz Karnes, to advance cancer research and care at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. See story to learn about the pediatric oncology patients who amazed some college hockey players.

Oct 22, 2003

“Night of a Thousand Stars” set for Dec. 6

The 11th annual “Night of a Thousand Stars” will shine in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 6, and the UNMC HIV Team and Stars Committee hope that a record number of people will illuminate the Omaha Woman’s Club to begin their evening of celebration.

Oct 21, 2003

Memorial gift focuses on diabetes research

The Roberta J. Newsham Memorial Diabetes Research Fund has been established to support diabetes research at UNMC’s College of Medicine. The Newsham family created the fund through a family gift and memorial donations creating a $10,000 endowment at the University of Nebraska Foundation.

Oct 21, 2003

Securing Lotus Notes Web access

In order to provide more secure Lotus Notes Web Access, UNMC will be implementing SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) for Web access to the Lotus Notes e-mail servers. ITS plans to implement this early Wednesday, Oct. 22. See article for details.

Oct 21, 2003

New, revised campus policies announced

As announced in September, hardcopies of UNMC policies and/or policy manuals will no longer be issued. All UNMC policies are available on the UNMC Policy Homepage (alphabetical) or on the
Topical Index. Click here
for a summary of the last changes in a major revision project.

Oct 20, 2003

Regents hear update on bioterrorism projects, proposals

At Friday’s University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting, Steven Hinrichs, M.D., presented an update on bioterrorism proposals and projects involving faculty and researchers from the four University of Nebraska campuses.

Oct 20, 2003

UNMC’s total research grants reach record $62 million

UNMC has broken its record for total research grants in a single quarter by bringing in $26 million during July, August and September. The record quarter brings UNMC’s total grant funding to $62 million.

Oct 20, 2003

Smith: NU has fostered a culture of excellence

People often ask L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D., what he considers his greatest accomplishment as president of the University of Nebraska. His answer: “Without hesitation, I can say that I have tried to foster a culture of excellence in which research and scholarly study are valued.”

Oct 20, 2003

Students celebrate National Pharmacy Week with service projects

Pharmacy students at UNMC will celebrate National Pharmacy Week Oct. 19-25 by continuing their long-standing tradition of service projects.

Oct 17, 2003