Karen Burbach

Conflict styles, strategies workshop April 30

UNMC Human Resources – Employee Relations invites UNMC employees to attend “Preparing for a Difficult Conversation: Conflict Styles and Strategies” Friday, April 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Westside Community Conference Center, 3534 S. 108th St., Omaha.

Apr 14, 2004

Changes affect employees enrolled in life insurance options

Because of favorable experience in the group term life insurance program, Security Financial Life will increase by 40 percent the amount of coverage in excess of $20,000 that individual employees possessed on Dec. 31, 2003.

Apr 14, 2004

Report card indicates Douglas County has several negative health trends

Douglas County received its health report card today, and the grades weren’t good. The report card showed that Douglas County has negative health trends occurring in each of nine identified areas.

Apr 12, 2004

Faculty, students celebrate National Public Health Week

Faculty and students at the UNMC College of Nursing are celebrating National Public Health Week, April 5-11, with a friendly physical activity competition.

Apr 9, 2004

Addy, Cook assumes new roles in public affairs

Megan Addy has been promoted to Community Relations Coordinator in the Office of Public Affairs, effective immediately. She is joined by Shawn Cook, who will serve as community relations specialist.

Apr 8, 2004

Physical therapy program ranks among nation’s best

UNMC’s physical therapy master’s/doctorate program in the School of Allied Health Professions was inadvertently omitted from the April 2 UNMC Today article highlighting U.S.News & World Report’s annual health disciplines rankings.

Apr 7, 2004

Eppley Cancer Center assists with national guidelines

The UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center, a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), worked with NCCN and the American Cancer Society to update Nausea and Vomiting Treatment Guidelines for Patients with Cancer.

Apr 6, 2004

New, revised campus policies announced

Click here for a summary of the most recent new or revised UNMC policies and procedures.

Apr 5, 2004

Spring clean your e-mail accounts

ITS is urging Lotus Notes users to clear the clutter from their e-mail accounts today by deleting the largest messages. Doing so may cause a noticeable difference in performance, they said, and return large amounts of server space. Click for tips on managing your e-mail.

Apr 5, 2004

Pursuing open access publishing

Open access journals offer a solution to escalating institutional subscription prices and annual cancellation of library journals, said a former journal editor. Vivian Siegel, Ph.D., executive director of the Public Library of Science (PLOS) and former editor of Cell, was on campus last month to advocate open access publishing of scientific papers.

Apr 2, 2004