Karen Burbach
Proposal for acquisition of Atomic Force Microscope
The nanomedicine group at UNMC will submit a proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to purchase an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). This instrument is unique for Omaha and will be instrumental for characterization of nanoparticles and other nano-sized molecular structures. If you would like to use this instrument and be included in the proposal, contact Dr. Tatiana Bronich (tbronich@unmc.edu at 559-9915) no later than Dec. 15.
Dec 1, 2003
Poison Center warns against carbon monoxide poisoning
Learn more about the dangers of carbon monoxide from The Nebraska Regional Poison Center, which is sponsored, in part, by UNMC.
Nov 26, 2003
Silver U recipients announced for November
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.
Nov 25, 2003
Weber receives Chancellor’s Gold U Award
By day, Annika Weber studies serum amyloid A proteins in a UNMC immunology lab. By night, she sews costumes for Opera Omaha. For her outstanding performance at UNMC, Weber has received the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award for November.
Nov 25, 2003
AAHC president’s dedication remarks now online
Roger Bulger, M.D., president of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC), gave the keynote address at the Nov. 13 dedication of the Durham Research Center. His remarks have been posted on the Durham Research Center Web site.
Nov 21, 2003
SimplyWell sign-up card can be downloaded, openings remain
Eligible UNMC employees who wish to participate in the SimplyWell program can now download the sign-up card by clicking here. Participants should print out the card, fill out the appropriate portion and send it to ZIP 7424. Participants will then receive a Personal Wellness Profile, through intercampus mail, to confirm their participation.
Nov 21, 2003
Non-profit event features Lionel Richie, Jay Leno
Each year Keith Swarts of Business & Finance takes a non-profit event and tries to immerse himself, as well as his energy, into one aspect of that organization. This year, he has chosen Night of a Thousand Stars, which includes a UNMC pre-party, capped with Qwest Center performances by singer Lionel Richie and comedian Jay Leno.
Nov 21, 2003
International photo contest winners announced for 2003
Meredith Hammans, a UNMC College of Medicine student, is the grand prize-winner in the third annual International Photography Contest, sponsored by UNMC International Studies and Programs.
Nov 20, 2003
Anonymous kidney donation program turns strangers into friends
An innovative program that allows kidney donation among strangers may offer new hope for some patients on the transplant list at The Nebraska Medical Center. The area’s first anonymous living kidney donation recently took place with transplant surgeons from UNMC taking a kidney from a 48-year-old Kansas man and transplanting it into an Omaha teenager.
Nov 18, 2003
Public gets first glimpse inside Durham Research Center
Loretta Wolf was one of approximately 2,000 people who attended Sunday’s open house at the Durham Research Center. “It’s the state’s crown jewel,” Wolf said, while touring the first floor of UNMC’s newest research facility. It was the public’s first glance inside the $77 million research building.
Nov 18, 2003