Karen Burbach

Tour to feature historic midtown churches

A tour of eight of midtown Omaha’s beautiful historic churches will be held Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of an activity sponsored by Destination Midtown.

May 29, 2007

Genomics expert receives 2007 McIntyre Award

Howard Jacob, Ph.D., director of the human and molecular genetics center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, received the 2007 A. Ross McIntyre Award at UNMC on Wednesday.

May 25, 2007

Spotlight on new faculty — Meet Srikar Adhikari, M.D.

Srikar Adhikari, M.D., assistant professor in the department of emergency medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

May 24, 2007

Maurers celebrate birth of twin granddaughters

Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, welcomed two new grandchildren into their lives on Sunday when their daughter, Wendy Linsky, gave birth to identical twin girls in Tampa, Fla.

May 23, 2007

Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society initiates new members

Fifteen new members were initiated into the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of the College of Pharmacy’s Rho Chi Honor Society during the organization’s 64th Annual Initiation Banquet at the Omaha Press Club on April 12.

May 22, 2007

UNMC to be site for non-Hodgkins lymphoma immunotherapy trial

FREMONT, Calif. — Genitope Corporation has initiated a phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the use of an immunotherapy method for some with follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (fNHL).

May 22, 2007

Ground breaks on new Bellevue Medical Center

Community leaders, hospital founders, board members and others officially broke ground Thursday on Bellevue Medical Center.

May 21, 2007

UNMC students receive NMEA scholarships

The Nebraska Medical Education Association Inc. has provided more than $800,000 in scholarship funds to UNMC students since 1984.

May 18, 2007

Dr. Karst named assistant dean in allied health

Greg Karst, Ph.D., has been named assistant dean for academic affairs for UNMC’s School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP), effective July 1.

May 18, 2007

Tickets going fast for 10th Annual Cattlemen’s Ball

SIDNEY — Tickets are going fast for the 10th annual Cattlemen’s Ball fundraising event to be held June 2 at Sand Point Cattle Company, LLC, near Lodgepole.

May 18, 2007