Karen Burbach

Read the influenza vaccination plan for UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center staff and patients.

Sep 23, 2003

College of Medicine dean candidate forum Sept. 23

Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the third of four forums scheduled for UNMC’s College of Medicine dean candidates. The “Ask the Candidate” forum for Bradford S. Schwartz, M.D., regional dean and professor of medicine and biochemistry, The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill., will be Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Sep 22, 2003

UNMC awarded federal grant to develop bioterrorism curriculum

UNMC learned Friday that it has received a two-year, $650,000 federal grant to develop a bioterrorism-related curriculum, which will benefit all UNMC students and may be used by students nationally.

Sep 22, 2003

Symposium on perchlorate scheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 1

A symposium on perchlorate, an environmental contaminant, will take place Monday, Sept. 29, through Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Omaha.

Sep 19, 2003

UNMC meeting aims to eliminate health disparities

Studies from the Institute of Medicine and the Nebraska Public Health Association show there are major differences in health outcomes depending on such factors as socio-economic status, race and ethnicity, geography (urban/rural), educational level and age. On Oct. 23, UNMC will present “Eliminating Health Disparities in Omaha: A Collaborative Approach.”

Sep 18, 2003

AMA president-elect on campus Sept. 24

The president-elect of the American Medical Association will speak at UNMC on Wednesday, Sept. 24. John Nelson, M.D., an obstetrician-gynecologist from Salt Lake City, Utah, will speak at noon in the Wittson Hall Amphitheater, with overflow room available in Eppley Room 2009.

Sep 18, 2003

Banners showcase Durham Research Center

The anticipation for the Durham Research Center’s opening became more visible Tuesday, when workers began placing banners on campus light poles, highlighting the center.

Sep 17, 2003

Radiation Sciences introduces pinning ceremony

Sixty-two students in UNMC’s Division of Radiation Science Technology Education (RSTE) recently participated in the division’s first pinning ceremony.

Sep 17, 2003

UNMC receives $10.6 million NIH grant to study genes in neurosensory systems

UNMC learned Monday that it has been awarded a five-year grant totaling more than $10.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study genes in neurosensory systems. The grant – the largest ever received by UNMC – was funded through the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) program, which is supported by the NIH.

Sep 16, 2003

University of Nebraska advances in competition for DHS research center

The University of Nebraska is one of 12 universities invited to submit a full proposal for a university-based Department of Homeland Security (DHS) research center related to the economic consequences of terrorism.

Sep 16, 2003