Karen Burbach
Wellness Wednesday – Shining the light on wellness
Fifteen local professionals, including UNMC’s Lori Clapper, received the Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM) William M. Kizer ‘Light of Wellness’ Award at banquet last Thursday night at Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens.
Nov 12, 2008
Dr. Zetterman receives ACG’s top national award
Rowen Zetterman, M.D., professor of internal medicine and the associate dean for veterans affairs at UNMC, has received the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) highest award.
Nov 12, 2008
Funeral services for UNMC researcher set for today
Funeral services for Shawn Jessen will be held today at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in South Sioux City, Neb., at 10 a.m. Jessen — a research technician in the Eppley Institute — died Friday at his home from complications related to diabetes. He was 28.
Nov 12, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Eugenia Raichlin, M.D.
Eugenia Raichlin, M.D., assistant professor in the section of cardiology, is one of the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Nov 12, 2008
Durham Museum offers workshop on preservation
Why can’t you touch things in a museum? Why do many museums not have windows? Why are museum galleries always cold? Why can’t you eat in museum galleries? If you’ve ever had these, and many other questions, then the Durham Museum has a workshop just for you.
Nov 12, 2008
Public health leadership institute announces new scholars
The Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute kicked off its fourth class of Scholars in September. The class includes 13 Nebraskans and seven Iowans.
Nov 11, 2008
Orders for life sustaining treatment the focus of UNO program
Health professionals from Columbus will present on the POLST: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment on Saturday at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO).
Nov 11, 2008
Student Senate elections Nov. 11-12
Ballots will be cast this week for another presidential election. But, this time, UNMC students will vote for a new Student Senate president, who also will serve as a non-voting member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents; as well as a student senate vice president and senators from the various colleges.
Nov 10, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty – Hesham Basma, Ph.D.
Hesham Basma, Ph.D., instructor in the pulmonary section of the internal medicine department, is one of the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Nov 10, 2008