Karen Burbach
Silver U recipients for January 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.
Jan 15, 2004
Shared services have helped UNMC, hospital
There’s no doubt that the sharing of services between UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center has helped each institution’s bottom line, but there’s more to the shared services than monetary benefits.
Jan 14, 2004
Retired UNMC employee, Sharon Lewis, dies
Retired UNMC employee Sharon Lewis died Sunday. An administrative tech in cashiering, Lewis joined UNMC in December 1980 and retired this past October. Services are Thursday.
Jan 14, 2004
Partnership yields clinical, research, educational benefits
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, are working hand-in-hand to train future physicians, care for patients and advance medical research.
Jan 13, 2004
A HIPAA message — Minimizing incidental disclosures
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. As part of our continuing efforts to educate employees, today’s HIPAA-related message is on minimizing incidental disclosures.
Jan 13, 2004
Stem cell pioneer sees promise in continued research
A leading expert on stem cell research says scientists are only beginning to understand the tremendous potential of therapeutic cloning and banning such research would halt seeking new knowledge that could improve the health of millions.
Jan 12, 2004
UNMC, hospital partner develop strategic plan
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center have developed the 2004 Partnership Strategy, with a goal to become a world-renowned, academic health sciences center.
Jan 12, 2004
Services today for founder of Harris Laboratories
Lewis Harris, Ph.D., the 1932 College of Pharmacy graduate who founded Harris Laboratories in Lincoln, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the age of 93.
Jan 9, 2004
Noted stem cell scientist to speak at UNMC on Jan. 8
Irving Weissman, M.D., director of the Institute of Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at Stanford, will speak at 12:15 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. He is the guest speaker of the Graduate Student Association.
Jan 8, 2004
Cycling team makes donation
The Team Kaos cycling team, of which UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center are title sponsors, has made a $1,500 donation to the Dave Babcook Memorial Fund. The memorial fund is used for pancreatic cancer research at the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases.
Jan 8, 2004