Karen Burbach
UNMC/NHS launch energy conservation campaign
Conserving electrical energy is as simple as flicking off a light switch, shutting down a computer or closing window blinds.
They may not seem like substantial money savers, but multiplied by thousands of employees across the UNMC/NHS campus can result in a significant reduction in electrical consumption and cost. As a result, UNMC/NHS is launching an energy conservation campaign to “turn off the energy, turn on the savings.”
Campus leaders hope to reduce the campus energy demand by 5 percent over the next year. Their immediate goal, however, is to reduce the energy demand in August.
Jul 29, 2002
Physician-scientist joins National Cancer Advisory Board
President George W. Bush has appointed Kenneth Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, as a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board.
Jul 29, 2002
Dr. Smith: NU faces tough choices –part 5 of 5
In July, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a resolution, supporting NU President L. Dennis Smith to search for inter-campus inefficiencies in the NU system.
Part of the resolution’s message was clear: to the maximum extent possible, efforts to reduce costs and improve the use of existing resources should be accomplished through “vertical,” program-eliminating cuts rather than across-the-board, “horizontal” cuts.
Jul 29, 2002
State senator, Dillard University students tour COD
On July 19, State Sen. Marian Price of Lincoln and two students from Dillard University toured the College of Dentistry. Click for a photo.
Jul 26, 2002
Legislators face many options during session — part 4 of 5
On Tuesday, Nebraska lawmakers will convene for a special session at the state’s Capitol.
The Legislature’s sole purpose: to cut the state’s budget. Lawmakers will address a $255 million revenue shortfall that exists over the current two-year biennium, which ends June 30, 2003. In addition, another $500 million shortfall is projected over the fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. (See story for NU President L. Dennis Smith’s statement regarding Gov. Johanns proposed budget cuts).
Jul 26, 2002
Many factors led to state’s budget crisis — part 3 of 5
Taxation structural imbalance. Economic recession. Sept. 11th.
Combined, these factors led to a downturn in the state of Nebraska’s revenue and, ultimately, a special Legislative budget-cutting session that will begin next week.
Jul 25, 2002
University’s appropriation hasn’t kept pace with general fund increases – part 2 of 5
During the past 14 years, the state of Nebraska’s general fund budget has increased by 125 percent.
Yet, the University of Nebraska’s allocation from the state general fund grew by only 77 percent.
Meanwhile, state aid to individuals and others rose more than 204 percent; state aid to local governments rose more than 126 percent; and the allocation to state agencies, excluding the University of Nebraska, was more than 100 percent.
Jul 24, 2002
UNMC Family Practice Club honored
UNMC’s student-run Family Practice Club has been named one of 10 recipients of the American Academy of Family Physician’s 2002 Program of Excellence Awards.
Jul 23, 2002
University budget will be one focus of July special session — part 1 of 5
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a five-part series that will try to explain the UNMC budget and its relationship to a legislative special session that will take place later this month.
If UNMC’s budget were a Thanksgiving pie, the revenue provided by the state of Nebraska wouldn’t supply even a third of the ingredients.
Yet, there’s no doubt that a severe reduction in state support would change the flavor of the campus.
Jul 23, 2002
Gov. Johanns visits Eppley Cancer Center
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns was on campus Thursday to visit the Eppley Cancer Center. Click for a photo.
Jul 19, 2002