Newsroom

Satellite workshop to explore ‘life cycle’ of grant budgets

UNMC grant administrators and support staff are being encouraged to attend a satellite workshop that will help explain regulations affecting research and the issues relevant to compliance.

Jun 4, 2003

More than 450 attend Cattlemen’s Ball near Ashland

There wasn’t supposed to be a Cattlemen’s Ball in 2003. However, tell that to the farmers and ranchers of Nebraska. More than 450 people attended the ball on Saturday.

Jun 4, 2003

Thank you — a HIPAA message

HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. As part of our continuing efforts to educate employees, these HIPAA-related messages will be distributed the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, beginning next week.
Today’s HIPAA message is about UNMC/NHS compliance with HIPAA.

Jun 3, 2003

CCE construction will close intersection, affect other areas

Construction on the new Center for Clinical Excellence (CCE) has begun. In the coming weeks and months, more construction activity will take place.
Beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, the intersection of 44th Street and Dewey Avenue will be closed until further notice. (Click on headline for further details).

Jun 3, 2003

Shuttle route revised, beginning Monday

Employees who ride the campus shuttle may follow a different route to their drop-off points, beginning Monday.
(Click on headline to see map of new route).

Jun 3, 2003

New document makes reporting inventions easier for UNMC personnel

The UNMC Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has designed a New Invention Notification Form, which makes it easier for UNMC faculty and staff to report their inventions to the IPO.

Jun 3, 2003

Inventor Recognition Reception Set for June 10

The UNMC Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will acknowledge UNMC inventors at this year’s upcoming annual Inventors Recognition Reception. All inventors are invited to attend the reception, which will take place on June 10, 2003, in the University Hospital Private Dining Room.

Jun 3, 2003

Drakes named ‘legacy family’ at UNMC

McCook, Neb., residents Richard and Mary Lou Drake always encouraged their seven children to “aim for the top of the tree.”

The children heeded their parents’ advice and have continued to climb to life’s uppermost branches. Five of the Drake children – Cathy, Carol, Cindy, Casey and Mary Kay (Markie) – graduated with degrees from UNMC. The Drakes were recently honored as the second “legacy family” at UNMC.

Jun 2, 2003

College of Nursing ranks 21st in NIH research funding

The story behind the UNMC College of Nursing reaching new heights in federally funded research is one of strategy, vision, determination and teamwork. The college, which had no research funding from the National Institutes of Health a decade ago, ranks 21st in NIH research funding for schools of nursing in the most recent rankings.

Jun 2, 2003

Legislators approve budget bill

Nebraska lawmakers overrode two vetoes pertaining to the University of Nebraska on Tuesday, meaning NU will see a 4.7 percent reduction in its state appropriation in 2003-2004.

May 30, 2003