Karen Burbach
Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” This week, we feature Willie Vinson, a lead environmental services worker for Sodexo Environmental Services.
Nov 5, 2009
October Silver ‘U’ recipients named
A list of UNMC employees who received the Silver ‘U’ award for the month of October.
Nov 5, 2009
Campus food drive kicks off today
Starting today, UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, Clarkson College and Private Practice Associates have an opportunity to break the record they set during last year’s drive to collect food and household items for the Omaha Food Bank.
Nov 4, 2009
Roxann Pierce, education program coordinator in the College of Medicine’s education support office, died Sunday after a battle with a terminal illness.
Nov 4, 2009
Research Notes – Mice yield clues to cell metabolism, obesity
A UNMC research study could provide new clues on cell metabolism including how energy is regulated and used.
Nov 4, 2009
UNMC Grants — Dr. Rizzino one of 22 scientists selected for stem cell award
UNMC’s Angie Rizzino, Ph.D., is one of 22 scientists from around the country to receive one-year grant supplement from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to study induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS).
Nov 3, 2009
2010 Cattlemen’s Ball committee tours campus
Plans already are underway for the 2010 Cattlemen’s Ball. But, on Oct. 27, the committee paused to visit the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, to which nearly 90 percent of the event’s proceeds go for cancer research.
Nov 3, 2009
Employee forums set for Friday, next Tuesday
Benefits information for 2010, new health enhanced wellness and preventative services benefit including a free health risk assessment (HRA), and an overview of the upcoming capital campaign will be among the topics of employee forums scheduled for this month.
Nov 3, 2009
Spotlight on new faculty – Meet Kalpana Padala, M.D.
Kalpana Padala, M.D., assistant professor of family medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Nov 3, 2009
Sambol named to biological threat committee
Tony Sambol, assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology, recently was appointed to a three-year term as a member of the Methods Committee on Biological Threat Agents, part of the Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC) International.
Nov 2, 2009