Karen Burbach
Homeland Security advisor on campus today
Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge will be on the UNMC campus today for briefings on bioterrorism-related projects at UNMC. Due to security restrictions, the news conference is not open to the campus. Read UNMC Today on Monday for complete coverage of today’s event.
Nov 1, 2002
Donations accepted to the UNMC crisis leave bank
If the bottom of your recent pay stub indicates you have vacation hours to “use or lose” by Dec. 31, you may want to consider donating up to 24 hours of vacation leave to the UNMC Crisis Leave Bank. By donating vacation days to the crisis leave bank, employees have the ability to assist a colleague who must be away from work to battle an illness, take care of an ailing child or parent, or rebound from a devastating house fire.
Oct 31, 2002
More Native Americans live on ‘asphalt rez’
Contrary to belief, most Native Americans in Nebraska live in urban areas, said Carolyn Fiscus, director of Community Outreach and Native American Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Oct 31, 2002
Alpha Omega Alpha elections announced
Click to learn which students, house officers, faculty and alumni members were nominated for induction into Alpha Omega Alpha, the honorary medical society.
Oct 31, 2002
Longtime employee of Eppley Institute, David Heard, dies
David Heard, a 34-year employee of the Eppley Institute, died Sunday, Oct. 27. He was 67. Heard joined the Eppley Institute as the animal care facility supervisor in July 1968, a role he remained in until retiring this past April.
Oct 30, 2002
Homeland Security director to visit UNMC Friday
Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge will visit Nebraska Friday for briefings on homeland security efforts, including bioterrorism-related projects at UNMC. Ridge, former governor of Pennsylvania, was appointed to his federal position following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Oct 30, 2002
Stop, look, listen — 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 exercise asks you to stop, look and listen to see if confidential information is being handled appropriately.
Oct 29, 2002
Intellectual Property Office lays groundwork for commercializing discoveries
Whether the goal is constructing a 10-story building or protecting an investigator’s future research discovery, it’s important to lay a solid foundation, say Dick Huston, Ph.D., and Leonard Agneta, J.D.
From UNMC’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO), Dr. Huston and Agneta interact with UNMC researchers to capture, evaluate and protect intellectual property so it can be licensed
Oct 29, 2002
UNMC Benefits Corner — emergency medical care
The UNMC Human Resources office will be sharing a series of articles designed to help employees better understand their benefits. This first article deals with insurance coverage of emergency medical care.
Oct 29, 2002
Outside firm to assist with UNMC employee satisfaction survey
Employees soon will be asked to complete a confidential survey that looks at UNMC’s working environment. UNMC has retained Career Design, Inc., to assist with its 2002 employee satisfaction survey. The 29-question survey will provide UNMC with baseline data on the attitudes employees have about UNMC. See story for more details.
Oct 28, 2002