Karen Burbach
University of Nebraska enrollments increase for third year
University of Nebraska enrollments have increased for the third consecutive year, according to its annual headcount enrollment report. Enrollments have increased each year since the fall of 2000, following several years of declining enrollments.
Sep 30, 2002
UNMC’s employment applications now online
Effective Oct. 1, individuals will able to access and use UNMC’s new online employment application, giving applicants the ability to apply for UNMC positions any time of the day, seven days a week.
Sep 27, 2002
Accident victim ‘repays’ unknown donors by giving blood
Driving onto I-80 near her Omaha home, Katie Stearn anticipated the dinner date with her friends would warm the icy February afternoon. Instead, on that frozen day, total strangers stepped in to help save Stearn’s life.
Sep 27, 2002
UNMC blood drive scheduled for Tuesday morning
The steps to potentially saving a life have never been so easy for UNMC and NHS employees. First, click here to schedule an appointment at the campus blood drive on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Sep 27, 2002
Medical technologist enjoys role in smaller hospital
In addition to her role as a medical technologist at Kearney County Health
Services in Minden, Laura Horner also administers electrocardiograms and X-rays of patients.
Horner can fill all of the positions at the Kearney County hospital, in
part, because of a distance education opportunity that is provided by UNMC.
Sep 26, 2002
Downloading copyright protected material is prohibited
The UNMC/NHS campus is reminded that under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, copyright infringement of digital works may result in both civil and criminal penalties. The music and film industries are actively monitoring Internet usage to identify potential copyright infringement activity.
Sep 24, 2002
Balancing security, privacy rights on university campuses
In the aftermath of last year’s terrorist attacks, universities across the country are weighing security issues with individual freedoms. UNMC is no exception. Last Wednesday, a six-person panel debated the “The Role of Background Checks in Bioterrorism Prevention.” Find out what they said and what UNMC is doing.
Sep 24, 2002
CON, COP celebrate completion of new plaza area
On Monday, UNMC’s Facilities, Management and Planning invited faculty, staff and students from the College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy to join them for a party on the plaza.
Sep 24, 2002
Winners named in inaugural poster competition
Fourth-year medical students Jeff Nienaber and Neil Jones were named recently as the winners of an inaugural poster contest in the department of family medicine.
Sep 23, 2002
Friends host Eppley Cancer Center open house
The Friends of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, a 15-member community based group committed to raising funds for cancer research, hosted a cancer center open house Wednesday, Sept. 18.
Sep 20, 2002