Lisa Spellman
Information Security Awareness Week features seminars for health-care community
To raise awareness of information technology security issues, Gov. Mike Johanns has proclaimed April 20-26 Information Security Awareness Week.
“Of particular note to the health-care community are town hall meetings and a three-day HIPAA (Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) conference which will address issues of confidentiality and security of health-care information,” said Dan Moser, Ph.D., associate director of Information Technology Services at UNMC.
Apr 18, 2002
Dr. Mann’s teaching bolstered by studies of the brain
To Michael Mann, Ph.D., professor of physiology and biophysics, teaching is the same no matter who the students are – whether they are in his neurophysiology classes at UNMC or in the elementary science classes where he once volunteered.
Michael Mann, Ph.D., is one of four faculty members who will receive UNMC’s Outstanding Teacher Award Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. during the Annual Faculty meeting in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. He is the final award recipient to be profiled in UNMC Today.
Apr 5, 2002
Dr. Paulman designs clinical experience opportunities
Lectures given by Paul Paulman, M.D., on malpractice cases require somewhat unusual preparation.
Dark glasses and dark clothing replace his usual professional attire, and his hair is carefully slicked back with the help of a lot of mousse. The final touch — a gold chain — completes Dr. Paulman’s sleazy medical expert costume.
Paul Paulman, M.D., is one of four faculty members who will receive UNMC’s Outstanding Teacher Award Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. during the Annual Faculty meeting in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. Dr. Paulman is the third award recipient to be profiled in UNMC Today.
Apr 4, 2002
UNMC announces transfer agreement with Metropolitan Community College
Students will find it easier to pursue health careers thanks to recent transfer agreements signed between UNMC and Metropolitan Community College (Metro). The agreements outline Metro courses that will fulfill certain prerequisite requirements to all UNMC programs.
Apr 4, 2002
Orthopaedic training on time, on track with Dr. Mormino
Students who are late to the weekly 6 a.m. fracture conferences led by Matt Mormino, M.D., often learn about one of his notorious traits the hard way.
Matt Mormino, M.D., is one of four faculty members who will receive UNMC’s Outstanding Teacher Award Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. during the Annual Faculty meeting in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. He is the second award recipient to be profiled in UNMC Today.
Apr 3, 2002
Jewelry-making skills launch St. Germain’s dental career
Long before designer braces came into style, Henry St. Germain, D.M.D., was using jewelry-making skills to restore people’s smiles.
The foundation for Dr. St. Germain’s dental career was his father’s jewelry and watch-making business. It would have been his business, too, had his parents not encouraged him to take craftsmanship to the next level and enter dental school.
Henry St. Germain, D.M.D., is one of four faculty members who will receive UNMC’s Outstanding Teacher Award Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. during the Annual Faculty meeting in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. Dr. St. Germain is the first recipient to be profiled this week in UNMC Today.
Apr 2, 2002
UNMC to honor 30-year service award recipients — part 3 of 3
Five UNMC faculty members will be receiving 30-year service awards during the Annual Faculty meeting Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. UNMC Today highlights the final three award recipients today with a look at Terry Hexum, Ph.D. and Anne Kessinger, M.D., of the College of Medicine, and Parviz Pour, M.D., of the Eppley Institute for Cancer Research.
Mar 28, 2002
McGoogan Library staff help fill Fontenelle Elementary book shelves
Students at Fontenelle Elementary School soon will be adding Harry Potter, Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss to their library shelves, thanks to the generosity of staff members in UNMC’s McGoogan Library of Medicine.
Mar 28, 2002
UNMC to honor 30-year service award recipients — part 2 of 3
Five UNMC faculty members will be receiving 30-year service awards during the Annual Faculty meeting Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. This week, UNMC Today is highlighting the College of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Medicine and Eppley Institute for Cancer Research award recipients. Today’s focus is on Jean Krajicek Bartek, Ph.D., and Judith Heermann, Ph.D., both from the College of Nursing.
Mar 27, 2002
UNMC shares $5 million grant to collaborate with the University of Puerto Rico
UNMC and the University of Puerto Rico have begun collaboration on HIV research funded by a federal grant.
UNMC was chosen to be a part of the Center for Research and Development for Minority Institutions from among the top institutions in the country. Other medical centers participating in the program are Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Washington-Seattle. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke sponsors the grant, which was awarded to promote mentoring between established and minority institutions and is worth a total of about $5 million over five years.
Mar 26, 2002