Karen Burbach

Dr. Freifeld helps shape cancer treatment guidelines

UNMC’s Alison Freifeld, M.D., spoke at the 12th annual conference of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), advising medical colleagues in oncology representing cancer centers across the country on the prevention and treatment of infections in patients with cancer.

Mar 19, 2007

South Omaha history lesson

South Omaha historian Gary Kastrick gave a lecture on campus Tuesday about how the south part of town became an essential part of the city.

Mar 16, 2007

Sounds of Joy

Heidi Joy performs a wide variety of genres from jazz, gospel, inspirational and spiritual to funk, blues, rock and classical. On Thursday, she lit up the Durham Outpatient Center Atrium for approximately 130 people who shared their lunch hour with the Omaha native.

Mar 16, 2007

UNMC alumni gather in the ‘Valley of the Sun’

Nearly 70 UNMC alumni and friends gathered in Scottsdale, Ariz., recently to celebrate their alma mater.

Mar 15, 2007

Joy brings versatile voice to ‘Music as Medicine’

Heidi Joy will display what some call the “most versatile voice in the region” today at noon in the Durham Outpatient Center’s West Atrium.

Mar 15, 2007

Campus blood drive next Thursday

The next UNMC campus blood drive is scheduled for Thursday, March 22 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Student Life Center in the Center for Healthy Living.

Mar 15, 2007

UNMC Distinguished Scientists recognized

On Monday, they gathered inside UNMC’s shining symbol for research. And, for more than an hour, they stepped away from their labs to celebrate their research accomplishments.

Mar 14, 2007

Employee forums Thursday and Friday

Forums for employees and faculty are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Thursday and 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Both forums will be in the Durham Research Center Auditorium. (EDITOR’S NOTE: The time for Thursday’s forum has changed to 11:30 a.m. instead of noon as originally reported in UNMC Today.)

Mar 14, 2007

Public meeting about Saddle Creek relocation Thursday

At an open house public hearing Thursday, the public will have its first opportunity to provide input into the Saddle Creek Road Relocation Feasibility Study.

Mar 13, 2007

South Omaha’s history the focus of partnership lecture

Gary Kastrick, a life-long resident of south Omaha and teacher at South High School, will talk about the events that made this area a key part of the city during a noon lecture on Tuesday in the College of Nursing, Rooms 1011 and 1012.

Mar 12, 2007