Karen Burbach
SHARING The Green raises $38,000
A record haul of about $38,000 was raised during the eighth annual SHARING the Green golf tournament on Sept. 25 at Indian Creek Golf Course.
Oct 9, 2007
Epidemiology lessons Oct. 12 from two field veterans
“Shoe-leather” epidemiology – it’s all about working in the field, connecting with people and tracking disease. With more than 80 years experience as field epidemiologists, Steve Fitzgerald and Dave Newberry have worn out their fair share of shoes. On Friday, they’ll be on campus to share their lessons.
Oct 9, 2007
Million-step Monday — Pedometers down under
Michelle Parks of the College of Pharmacy Dean’s Office and her husband, Gary, with their pedometers at Point Nepean in Australia.
Oct 8, 2007
SBIR coordinator to give Oct. 11 workshop on NIH opportunities
UNMC and UNeMed are among the sponsors of an Oct. 11 workshop titled “From Lab to Life: Opportunities offered by the National Institutes for Health Small Business Innovation Research Program.”
Oct 8, 2007
Caremark prescription drug iBenefit report
In October, Caremark, the university’s prescription drug administrator, will be mailing the first iBenefit Report to qualifying insureds enrolled in the university’s medical insurance plan.
Oct 8, 2007
Mark Bowen named director of UNMC Government Relations
Mark Bowen, who recently served as chief of staff for the City of Lincoln, has been named director of government relations at UNMC.
Oct 5, 2007
Weekend parade to celebrate Midtown diversity
UNMC employees are invited to celebrate the diversity of Midtown Omaha during this weekend’s parade, which also marks the centennial of Saint Cecilia Cathedral. Plan to march in the parade and then attend an ethnic food celebration.
Oct 5, 2007
Lilian Furst, Ph.D., Marcel Bataillon Professor of Comparative Literature, Emerita, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will discuss how 19th century literature paints a picture of the era’s vast medical advances during the first Wilson lecture today at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Oct 4, 2007
Want to recognize a super co-worker? Think gold
Do you a have a co-worker or colleague at work that 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?
Oct 3, 2007
UNMC team part of landmark teen depression study
UNMC’s Chris Kratochvil, M.D., and his research team from the department of psychiatry were significant contributors to a landmark national study that shows a combination of antidepressant drugs and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective approach in treating teens suffering from major depressive disorder.
Oct 3, 2007