Karen Burbach

Lookin’ at U – Greg Higgins

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 Greg Higgins, campus security corporal.

May 14, 2009

Lunchtime fare to include writing doctors and mariachi music

Physicians presenting works of original creative writing and a performance by a local mariachi band are options for employees looking for activities over the lunch hours today.

May 14, 2009

UNMC scientists ID molecule superfamily that causes melanoma spread

A superfamily of molecules hold the secret to the progression and spread of melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer, reveals a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

May 13, 2009

Nominate that super co-worker for a Gold ‘U’ award

Do you a have a co-worker or colleague at work without whom the office would cease to run smoothly? Why not take the time to nominate him or her for the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ award?

May 12, 2009

Schmit-Pokorny receives award from national nursing society

PITTSBURGH — Kim Schmit-Pokorny, nurse manager and case manager in the section of oncology/hematology, has received the 2009 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Excellence in Blood and Marrow Transplantation Award.

May 12, 2009

COPH hands out year-end awards

A UNMC researcher, a master’s of public health (MPH) student and a Spanish/Latin American studies student from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were among those who received awards at the recent College of Public Health awards banquet.

May 11, 2009

Think Green — Sorrell Center awarded LEED Certification

The Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education building has achieved LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

May 11, 2009

Short course in cancer biology set for next week

A free short course in cancer biology, titled “MicroRNA and Cancer,” is set to run next Monday through Wednesday.

May 8, 2009

May 12 workshop to feature Durham Museum photo archives

Join The Durham Museum’s Curator Carrie Wieners on a walk through more than 100 years of photography as you tour the museum’s photo archives in “Eyewitness to History — The Durham Museum Photo Archives.”

May 8, 2009

Free DRC II lunch bags available in public relations

Several commemorative Durham Research Center II lunch bags are left over from this week’s dedication events and are available on a first come, first served basis in UNMC Public Relations on the fifth floor of Swanson Hall.

May 8, 2009