Bill O’Neill UNMC public affairs
Dr. Krobot receives Pharmacy’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Charles Krobot, Pharm.D., says there have been times when he’s questioned whether his messages in his law and ethics course have gotten through to students.
This fall, pharmacy students sent a strong affirmative answer to Dr. Krobot: They selected him as the recipient of the 2002 College of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Award.
Nov 19, 2002
Dr. Maurer named to AHC Biodefense Council
Harold M. Maurer, M.D., chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named as one of 12 members of the newly formed Biodefense Council of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC).
Roger J. Bulger, M.D., president and chief executive officer of the AHC, made the appointment.
Nov 18, 2002
UNMC to expand distance learning opportunities
During the past 10 years, the UNMC Division of Medical Technology has educated 96 students at several clinical education sites in rural Nebraska, and 98 percent of those students have stayed to work in rural hospitals.
Now, thanks to a federal grant, UNMC will expand that distance-education model to sites in Iowa, South Dakota and Wyoming, as the need for medical technologists and other health-care personnel grows significantly.
Nov 15, 2002
Cancer survivor, spouse sign research fund agreement
It’s not brick and mortar that makes a good medical center, cancer survivor David Aresty says, but the ideas and workings within the med center walls.
That’s one reason why Aresty and his wife signed the David and Patti Aresty Cancer Research Fund Agreement on Friday to complete their $500,000 gift, which supports novel research and established the Aresty Lounge in the Lied Transplant Center at UNMC. They signed the fund agreement at the Lied center, in the second-floor lounge that bears their name.
Nov 14, 2002
UNMC to implement new password security procedure
In coordination with HIPAA regulations and improving security for information technology resources, a new password security procedure is being implemented at UNMC.
Nov 13, 2002
Homeland Security director to visit UNMC Friday
Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge will visit Nebraska Friday for briefings on homeland security efforts, including bioterrorism-related projects at UNMC. Ridge, former governor of Pennsylvania, was appointed to his federal position following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Oct 30, 2002
Heineman tells pharmacy students their leadership is needed
Nebraska Lt. Gov. Dave Heineman told UNMC College of Pharmacy students this week that they are the future leaders of “our state and our country.”
Oct 24, 2002
Nine named to “America’s Top Doctor’s” list
Nine UNMC/NHS physicians have been recognized as extraordinary physicians in “America’s Top Doctors,” a national guide published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. of New York City.
Editor’s Note: The story in Monday’s UNMC Today inadvertantly omitted several UNMC/NHS physicians who appear on the “America’s Top Doctors” list. Here is the revised story.
Oct 23, 2002
Students to highlight National Pharmacy Week
An award-winning chapter of UNMC pharmacy students is celebrating National Pharmacy Week in several ways, and wants to let patients know where they can come to get the best information about their medications. See story for more information.
Oct 18, 2002
AHEC to improve health-care of state’s Latinos
The Central Nebraska Area Health Education Center (CN-AHEC) has been awarded a $150,000 planning grant to improve the health-care of Latinos in six counties in central Nebraska.
Oct 16, 2002