Karen Burbach

Aug. 9 golf tournament to benefit children with cancer

The public is invited to participate in a golf tournament Aug. 9 that will benefit children with cancer. The tournament is sponsored by Camp Quality Heartland and will be held at Tara Hills Golf Course, 1410 Western Hills Drive in Papillion.

Jul 21, 2008

Explaining the research

Hamid Band, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and associate director for education and training at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, explains his breast cancer research to legislative candidate Dan Marvin on Thursday, as M.D., Ph.D., student Adrian Epstein looks on.

Jul 21, 2008

Latest Silver ‘U’ recipients announced

To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.

Jul 18, 2008

Monday deadline for panel talk on cancer research in Nebraska

UNMC’s Hamid Band, M.D., Ph.D., Sam Sanderson, Ph.D., and Lora Frecks will be among those to participate in a panel discussion on cancer research that will run in conjunction with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Lincoln.

Jul 18, 2008

The hip bone’s connected to the …

Gordon Todd, Ph.D., professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy; points out features of the human skeletal system to Susan Scott in the UNMC Gross Anatomy Lab.

Jul 17, 2008

Lookin’ at U – Paul Kawacz

Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” Each Thursday, we will randomly select a medical center employee to feature. This week, we feature Paul Kawacz, a producer/director in ITS Video Services.

Jul 17, 2008

Cilia talk with Dr. Wyatt

Todd Wyatt, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of internal medicine, shows Ken Haar a computer image of cilia and describes how the small, tail-like fibers work to keep disease and infection out of the lungs.

Jul 16, 2008

The poison center weighs in on the dangers of tiki torches

The Nebraska Regional Poison Center would like to alert parents about a product that has prompted many calls to poison centers across the country and several deaths. The fluid that goes into the outdoor tiki torches contains a hydrocarbon. The liquid is a concern when it gets into the lungs — which happens often when people choke after swallowing it.

Jul 15, 2008

Medical center ranks twice on list of best U.S. hospitals

UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, has been named one of America’s best hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 publication of America’s Best Hospitals.

Jul 15, 2008

BRIN scholars on campus — meet Kyla Ronhovde

Twenty-two students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. … Today, we meet Kyla Ronhovde, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.

Jul 15, 2008

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