Karen Burbach

Patriotic letters from UNMC College of Pharmacy students fill a hallway at the Thomas Fitzgerald Veterans’ Home in Omaha. Members of the UNMC Academy of Student Pharmacists spent Monday writing nearly 50 letters thanking the home’s veterans for their military service and sacrifice. The letters are on display today as the nation honors America’s 25 million living veterans on this 51st annual Veterans Day.

Nov 11, 2004

An IRB message — who’s who in regulatory affairs

Continuing education of the research community is a very important function of the UNMC Institutional Review Board (IRB). Once a month, topics of interest will appear in the UNMC Today. Today you will meet the staff in the Office of Regulatory Affairs.

Nov 10, 2004

Two physicians appointed to administrative positions

Two UNMC physicians have been appointed to administrative positions within the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine. Tim McCashland, M.D., has been named the medical director of liver transplantation, and Mark Mailliard, M.D., has been appointed the interim chief of the section of gastroenterology and hepatology. Drs. McCashland and Mailliard assumed their new roles Sept. 1 when Michael Sorrell, M.D., stepped down from his administrative duties. Dr. Sorrell will continue to treat patients in his general practice.

Nov 10, 2004

Student Senate elections Nov. 9-10

UNMC students will be casting their ballot this week for Student Senate president, vice president and senators from the various colleges.

Nov 8, 2004

2005 NU Flex re-enrollment coming soon

On or about Nov. 15, UNMC employees will receive the NU Flex 2005 change forms and informational packets for insurance coverage changes and re-enrollment in the health and dependent care reimbursement accounts.

Nov 5, 2004

University president meets with UNMC Faculty Senate

James B. Milliken, J.D., stood near the doorway, greeting each person as they entered the room for the 5 p.m. UNMC Faculty Senate meeting. Read about the 45-minute discussion the new University of Nebraska President had Monday with the senate.

Nov 5, 2004

Night of 1,000 Stars set for Dec. 4

If you want to “get down tonight” and “shake, shake, shake your booty,” all while benefiting the Nebraska AIDS Project, then this year’s disco-themed “Night of A Thousand Stars” is for you.

Nov 4, 2004

UNMC to participate in mock drill today

Today UNMC will join other state agencies in a mock drill to help bolster their readiness in the event of an actual disaster. The drill, called TEREX 2004, will not impact normal, day-to-day operations at UNMC, or its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.

Nov 4, 2004

Center for drug delivery, nanomedicine approved

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today approved the creation of The Nebraska Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine (CDDN) to develop innovative tools for improving drug delivery systems through nanoscale technologies.

Nov 3, 2004

UNMC employee satisfaction survey needs your input

Beginning Nov. 8, UNMC employees will be asked to complete a confidential survey that measures employee satisfaction and perceptions. The survey measures employee responses regarding factors that research has indicated influence employee retention. The questionnaire will provide comparative data to the first UNMC survey, conducted in the fall of 2002.

Nov 3, 2004