Karen Burbach

Free flu shots today

UNMC employees can get flu shots today from 7 to 9 a.m. in Private Dining Room B. Access the flu shot consent form.

Oct 29, 2010

Research Means Hope 2010 – Jim Fagin

Jim Fagin, an aide to U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson and a survivor of pancreatic cancer, tells us how research brings him hope.

Oct 29, 2010

Discounted tickets to major theme parks available for employees

Employees can access discounted tickets to major theme parks such as Disney, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens and Six Flags through “Tickets at Work.”

Oct 28, 2010

Campus food drive to run Nov. 1-14, goal set at six tons

In any given week, approximately 22,000 people in the metropolitan area and beyond don’t get enough to eat and many of those are children.

Oct 28, 2010

Lookin’ at U – Sue Prusia

This week, we feature Sue Prusia, fiscal and budget associate in the School of Allied Health Professions.

Oct 28, 2010

Get a football lesson during today’s Durham Museum event

In celebration of the exhibition, “100 Yards of Glory” at The Durham Museum, University of Nebraska at Omaha assistant head coach, Brad McCaslin, will give a brief “coaching clinic” on the basics of football during a lecture today at UNMC.

Oct 27, 2010

Medicine dean candidate forum set for Monday

Hal Jenson, M.D., professor of pediatrics, dean for the western campus of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and candidate for the position of dean of the UNMC College of Medicine, will visit the UNMC campus next Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 1-2).

Oct 27, 2010

Research Means Hope 2010 – Ann St. John

Today, we spotlight Ann St. John, whose son Zachary served in Iraq and then came home to fight cancer, which eventually took his life. St. John is a strong supporter of UNMC, which she says gave her an extra year with her son.

Oct 27, 2010

Free flu shots for employees today

UNMC employees can get flu shots today from 7 to 9 a.m. in Private Dining Room B and 1 to 3 p.m. in lower Storz Pavilion 6 and 7. Access the flu shot consent form.

Oct 27, 2010

Sen. Johanns impressed by new nursing center

Impressed and grateful were two sentiments expressed by U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns on Thursday after a tour of the new UNMC Center for Nursing Science.

Oct 26, 2010