Karen Burbach

David Wallace, retired campus architect with UNMC’s Facilities Management and Planning, died Jan. 29. He was 83.A celebration of his life is planned Saturday.

Feb 22, 2006

Operating rooms take cue from the cockpit

What do the crew of an airliner and an operating room team have in common? Whether you’re in the air or in the operating room, your life is in their hands. That’s why The Nebraska Medical Center is taking the lead in bringing patient safety to a new high.

Feb 22, 2006

Pandemic flu summit is Feb. 23

Community leaders and Nebraskans interested in learning more about local-level planning for a flu pandemic are encouraged to attend Nebraska’s Pandemic Flu Response Summit on Thursday, Feb. 23, in Lincoln. Those unable to attend the summit may participate via videoconference from the Durham Research Center Auditorium.

Feb 20, 2006

Does your e-mail need a crash diet?

Employees are aware of the importance of maintaining their diets for health reasons. The same is true for e-mail. As e-mail files grow, they get slower, less efficient and overweight. Here, Information Technology Services outlines what to do to get your e-mail in shape. As part of that process, ITS will automatically delete all UNMC Today e-mails prior to Jan. 1 from the server. That process will begin the week of Feb. 20.

Feb 16, 2006

Silver U recipients for February 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.

Feb 16, 2006

Study hopes to unlock the mystery of West Nile

Researchers at UNMC are studying why the effects of West Nile virus vary so much from person to person. The three-year study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Feb 16, 2006

Torchlight Ball March 18 to benefit SHARING Clinic

Proceeds from the fifth annual Torchlight Ball on March 18 at the Holland Performing Arts Center will benefit UNMC’s SHARING Clinic.

Feb 15, 2006

UNMC cardiologist among few certified lipidologists

Cardiologist Scott Shurmur, M.D., assistant professor of UNMC Internal Medicine, is the only board-certified lipidologist in the state of Nebraska. In fact, he’s one of only 150 physicians from across the nation to make up the inaugural 2005 class of certified lipidologists.

Feb 14, 2006

Campus invited to Dr. Harman’s birthday reception

The campus is invited to attend a reception today in celebration of the 90th birthday of UNMC’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., who is internationally known for his 1954 free radical theory of aging.

Feb 14, 2006

Dr. Olsen receives Distinguished Teaching Award

Morning rounds in the hospital start plenty early for countless health care professionals. For pharmacy students in the critical care clerkship coordinated by Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., those mornings begin even earlier.

Feb 13, 2006