Karen Burbach

UNMC Printing Services recently won eight awards — four gold and four silver, plus a Special Judges Citation for Best Use of a Pop Up — at the annual Heartland Print Gallery.

Feb 6, 2004

Gov. Johanns highlights plan for bioterrorism preparedness facility

Gov. Mike Johanns announced a plan Tuesday to advance Nebraska’s efforts in bioterrorism preparedness. The goal of the plan is to combine private and public funding to construct a bioterrorism preparedness facility at UNMC.

Feb 4, 2004

Mail Services doing best to deliver through the snow

A near-record amount of snow covers the ground in Omaha, a fact that isn’t lost on Mary Bennie or the other employees of Mail Services. “Our mobility has been limited because of the snow,” said Bennie, who manages Mail Services for UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center. “We’re doing the best that we can, but our services are dependent on how bad the weather conditions are. There will be some delays in gathering and delivering mail.”

Feb 4, 2004

Hypertension expert to give Feb. 5 Latta Lecture

An expert in hypertension and cholesterol lowering agents, especially in minority populations, will give Thursday’s John S. Latta Lectureship, sponsored by the UNMC College of Medicine Alumni Association. “Dr. Wright is a giant in doing longitudinal large-scale studies involving the African American population,” said Rubens Pamies, M.D., vice-chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies.

Feb 4, 2004

New student senate leaders installed

Ryan Arnold, a third-year College of Medicine student, was installed Thursday as the 2004 president of the UNMC Student Senate. He also serves as a non-voting member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

Feb 3, 2004

Committee begins search for internal medicine chair

UNMC College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., has appointed a 14-member search committee to identify candidates for the position of professor and chair of the department of internal medicine in UNMC’s College of Medicine. Applications and nominations are being accepted. See story for details.

Feb 2, 2004

MPH program celebrates second anniversary

The UNMC/UNO Master of Public Health (MPH) Program marked its second anniversary earlier this month, with leaders celebrating its past and articulating its vision for the future.

Jan 29, 2004

ITS offers advice on latest e-mail worm

The e-mail worm known as “MyDoom” “Novarg” or “WORM_MIMAIL.R” is currently spreading throughout the Internet. In response, UNMC ITS assembled its technical Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT), took appropriate actions and continues to monitor the network traffic on campus. See article for more information.

Jan 29, 2004

National Biosecurity Center for Rural Health to form at UNMC

A new national biosecurity center headquartered at UNMC will focus on improving rural health. Funding for the National Biosecurity Center for Rural Health came from a $1 million appropriation in 2004 Omnibus Appropriation Bill approved last week by the U.S. Congress. President George W. Bush signed the bill Friday.

Jan 27, 2004

W-2 forms mailed this week to employees’ home addresses

W-2 forms are being mailed this week to employees’ home addresses. Beginning with the 2003 tax year, the University of Nebraska is printing and distributing W-2 forms for its employees.

Jan 23, 2004