Karen Burbach

Children present unique security risks when they use a computer — not only do you have to keep them safe, you have to protect the data on your computer. Find out how to help protect your kids online. This caps a four-part series by UNMC’s Information Technology Services in recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Oct 28, 2005

Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence is unveiled

Today’s grand opening of the Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence unlocks the future home for the largest emergency department in the Midwest, more than 25 state-of-the-art operating rooms, radiology equipment that can scan the body in 10 seconds and a Newborn Intensive Care Unit designed around the tiniest patients.

Oct 28, 2005

Family event Oct. 30 at Joslyn Art Museum

Stop by the Joslyn Art Museum on Sunday and see John James Audubon’s animal prints, while youngsters make animal masks and Halloween treat bags. The Passport Partners Family Day is free to UNMC, UMA and hospital employees, students and their families.

Oct 28, 2005

Free family event Oct. 30 at Joslyn Art Museum

All UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center employees, students and their families are invited to stop by the Joslyn Art Museum on Sunday, Oct. 30, and participate in an afternoon of artful fun. The free Passport Partners Family Day runs from 1 to 4 p.m. and includes making animal masks and Halloween treat bags, guided tours of John James Audubon’s exhibit, and cookies and punch.

Oct 27, 2005

Students celebrate American Pharmacists Month

Students in the UNMC College of Pharmacy are celebrating American Pharmacists Month by offering immunization flu shots in Omaha and hosting several activities on campus.

Oct 25, 2005

Spotlight on new faculty – meet James Hammel, M.D.

James Hammel, M.D. is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus. Dr. Hammel is an assistant professor with the department of surgery.

Oct 24, 2005

Dr. McBride named director of bariatric surgery

Corrigan McBride, M.D., has been appointed as director of bariatric surgery in UNMC’s Department of Surgery.

Oct 24, 2005

Dr. Pratt among early subspecialists

As one of the earliest hematologists in the region, Peyton Pratt, M.D., launched the state’s shift toward medical subspecialization. During this weekend’s College of Medicine alumni reunion, the 1944 graduate is being honored with the College of Medicine Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

Oct 21, 2005

Researchers map gene for connective tissue disease

Researchers from UNMC and the Center for Genomic Sciences at Allegheny Singer Research Institute in Pittsburgh have identified the location of a gene on the human genome that is responsible for Dupuytren’s contracture, the most common inherited connective tissue disease. The team’s discovery recently was published in the journal Clinical Genetics.

Oct 21, 2005

Protecting your home computer — part 3 of 4

While many of us are security conscious with campus technology, it is easy to become complacent with our home computers. ITS advices faculty, staff and students to also be on guard at home. This is the third of a four-part series by UNMC’s Information Technology Services in recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Oct 21, 2005