Karen Burbach
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center to sell ‘Hope’ bracelets
In the fight against cancer, Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., has always had hope. Now, the director of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, would like to share that hope on the wrist of every Nebraskan.
As a result, the Friends of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Cener are selling Nebraska-red “Hope” bracelets to raise awareness about cancer. Find out how how you can own a ‘Hope’ bracelet.
Feb 21, 2005
Two honored at cardiovascular research symposium
A UNMC faculty member and a cardiology fellow took top honors in the poster contests at the Ninth Annual Cardiovascular Research Symposium at UNMC on Friday, Feb. 4.
Feb 17, 2005
LeeRoy Meyer, M.D., legendary educator at UNMC, dies
LeeRoy Meyer, M.D., a pioneer for more than 35 years in the education of medical students at UNMC, died Sunday, Feb. 13, from pneumonia. The internal medicine professor was 69.
Feb 15, 2005
Volunteer faculty honored for service to UNMC
The following are highlights from the UNMC College of Medicine Volunteer Faculty Awards program for the second half of 2004. The program recognizes outstanding volunteer faculty members for their contributions to the campus, classroom and clinical settings.
Feb 14, 2005
German student hones lab skills in U.S.
An overseas internship is helping Katrin Montzka of Aachen, Germany, fine-tune her research and English skills. Montzka, a student at the University of Applied Sciences of Aachen in Juelich, Germany, has been working in the UNMC laboratory of Claudia Kappen, Ph.D., since September 2004. She will return to Germany at the end of February.
Feb 11, 2005
UNMC employee helps children with hair loss
Sitting in the salon chair, Cara Mouw slid the dark brown braid – all 14.5 inches of it — into a plastic bag and later a padded envelope for its cross country trip to Florida.
Mouw, an administrative technician in the Dean’s Office at the UNMC College of Nursing, cut her below waist-length hair after Christmas and donated it to Locks of Love, a not-for-profit organization that provides custom-fitted hairpieces made entirely from donated human hair to financially disadvantaged children 18 and under with medical hair loss.
Feb 10, 2005
Chancellor’s Silver U recipients 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 9, 2005
Crawl through the Colossal Colon Feb. 10-12
The human colon is about 6 feet in length, but this week the public will have the opportunity to crawl through a 40-foot-long, 4-foot-tall colossal colon. The American Cancer Society Douglas/Sarpy Colon Cancer Task Force is sponsoring “The Colossal Colon Tour” Feb. 10, 11 and 12, at Westroads Mall to educate the public on colorectal cancer.
Feb 7, 2005
A HIPAA message — informed consent
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of UNMC’s continued effort to educate employees. Today’s HIPAA message addresses informed consent.
Feb 3, 2005
Dr. Magnuson receives Chancellor’s Gold U Award
Thomas Magnuson, M.D., doesn’t see many patients at his office. Instead, the UNMC assistant professor of psychiatry travels the area to treat patients in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, even their own living room.
Feb 2, 2005