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 17, 2003
Roberts earns January Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award
Stacks of grant budgets, speaker correspondence and course syllabi are piled atop Barbara Roberts’ desk in UNMC’s department of biochemistry and molecular biology. Much has changed since 1970 when Roberts first sat behind that then-new, metal desk in Bennett Hall.
What hasn’t changed is Roberts’ steadfast service to faculty, staff and students in the department. For her outstanding job performance, Roberts has received the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award for January.
Jan 15, 2003
Relatively speaking — a weekly HIPAA message
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. You will be receiving weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your job. Today’s HIPAA message addresses whether a health care provider can discuss a patient’s care and treatment with the patient’s relatives.
Jan 14, 2003
Dr. Mann appointed IACUC executive chair
Michael Mann, Ph.D., professor of physiology and biophysics, has been named executive chairman of UNMC’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Dr. Mann assumed the .3 FTE administrative position Jan. 1.
Jan 14, 2003
Undergraduates take part in RHEN Winter Workshop
Eighteen undergraduate students who plan to pursue health-care professions have spent the past week at UNMC to learn more about health issues relevant to rural communities. See story for information on today’s student presentations.
Jan 10, 2003
MMI offers aquatic therapy for children with special needs
Beginning this month, UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute will introduce Starfish, a new aquatic therapy-swimming program for children with special needs. Children ages 2 to 4 with developmental disabilities are welcome to participate in the classes, which are led by a physical, occupational and recreational therapist. See story for details.
Jan 9, 2003
UNMC receives PRSA’s 2002 Community Service Award
UNMC has received the 2002 Public Relations Society of America-Nebraska Chapter’s Community Service Award for its extensive list of community outreach programs.
Jan 8, 2003
Informational cost transfer training session Jan. 28
The Office of Budget and Analysis is hosting a training session Tuesday, Jan. 28, about the requirements of cost transfers. The session will develop your skills in financial compliance and grant management. See story for details.
Jan 8, 2003
Volunteers sought for smallpox vaccinations
NHS is soliciting volunteer healthcare professionals to receive a non-emergency smallpox vaccination as part of the federal Homeland Security Program. See story for details.
Jan 8, 2003
He said, she said — a weekly HIPAA message
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. You will be receiving weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your job. In today’s message, discover whether HIPAA covers verbal communications.
Jan 7, 2003