Chuck Brown
New HR division born out of restructuring
The new UNMC Employee Benefits and Work-Life Programs Division has been created as part of a restructuring in the medical center’s business and finance and human resources operations.
Jun 18, 2008
UNMC/Children’s partnership takes next step
In the next step in implementing an affiliation between Children’s Hospital and the UNMC College of Medicine, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved the creation of a new physician practice.
Jun 18, 2008
UNMC research looks to improve macular degeneration care
This is the second of three stories that will run in UNMC Today this week that focus on the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Convention, the largest biotechnology event in the world, to be held this week in San Diego. A team from UNMC will join a number of other Nebraska academic, business and industry organizations in showcasing biotechnology innovations during the convention, which will take place in the San Diego Convention Center.
Jun 17, 2008
UNMC attends its eighth BIO conference
This is the first of three stories that will run in UNMC Today this week that focus on the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Convention, the largest biotechnology event in the world, to be held June 17-20 in San Diego. A team from UNMC will join a number of other Nebraska academic, business and industry organizations in showcasing biotechnology innovations during the convention, which will take place in the San Diego Convention Center.
Jun 16, 2008
Dr. Shaw to step down as surgery chair to lead new project
Bud Shaw, M.D., the founder of UNMC’s world-renowned solid organ transplant program, will step down as chairman of the department of surgery at the end of June.
Jun 13, 2008
Little Sioux tragedy illustrates how small this town really is
A column about UNMC employees who were involved in Wednesday night’s tragedy at the scout camp near Little Sioux, Iowa.
Jun 13, 2008
First of February quadruplets heads home
It’s a day for which Lee and Rachel Woollen of Holdrege, Neb., have been waiting for months. They plan on three more days like it in the coming weeks. Brett Woollen, the first of their four children born Feb. 11, is out of the hospital.
Jun 12, 2008
UNMC looks for more physicians to work in underserved areas
UNMC officials will ask the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday to approve the creation of a Pre-Medical Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program (PMPBCP). The program will assist the UNMC College of Medicine in meeting its strategic goal of a diverse student body and ultimately produce physicians who will practice in underserved rural and urban areas.
Jun 11, 2008
Raising awareness about Cystic Fibrosis
More than 80 people turned out recently for the 2008 Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Family Education Day at the Durham Research Center.
Jun 10, 2008
VA Secretary visits Omaha VA Medical Center
Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson said health care delivered at the Omaha VA Medical Center is all about the “two P’s — passion and patching.” The senator’s comment summarized a key message that was delivered to Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake, M.D., on Monday — the Omaha VA is delivering quality health care in a building constructed in the 1950s that is now quite outdated and rapidly deteriorating.
Jun 10, 2008