Chuck Brown
UNMC, Mark Gilbert to be featured on Friday’s CBS Evening News
A story by about UNMC Artist in Residence Mark Gilbert will air at the tail end of Friday’s 5:30 p.m. broadcast of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
Feb 8, 2008
Raimondo impressed by UNMC’s team spirit
UNMC Board of Counselors member and chairman of Behlen Manufacturing Co. Tony Raimondo visited the medical center on Wednesday.
Feb 8, 2008
Student Senate resolution protests affirmative action ban
The UNMC Student Senate joined their faculty counterparts on Wednesday night by passing a resolution urging Nebraska state senators to reject a legislative initiative to ban affirmative action.
Feb 7, 2008
UNMC to be featured Friday on CBS Evening News
Steve Hartman is a great storyteller. Each week, he scours the country looking for unique stories on fascinating people for his weekly “Assignment America” segment on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. This week, Hartman came to Omaha to put together a video masterpiece on Mark Gilbert, UNMC’s artist in residence who has been involved in two pioneering efforts — teaching medical students how to improve their observation skills and painting a series of portraits of patients and their caregivers.
Feb 7, 2008
UNMC Off the Clock – Sara Cizek Going calls the Bluejays’ shots
Sara Cizek Going knows basketball. As a high school player, Cizek Going, a government relations specialist at UNMC, helped lead Millard South to a Class A state championship in 1996. She followed that up with four years of playing Division I hoops as a forward at Creighton University. After wrapping up her career with the Bluejays in 2002, Cizek Going was prepared to walk away from the game, head off to law school and join the “real world.” But a funny thing happened on the way to the bar exam.
Feb 6, 2008
Wellness benefit tailored for a healthier U
A wellness benefit available to employees who have Blue Cross Blue Shield medical insurance through UNMC or UNMC Physicians has been beefed up to annually cover $250 in physicals and lab tests without deductibles and co-pays.
Feb 5, 2008
Faculty Senate passes resolution opposing affirmative action ban
The UNMC Faculty Senate passed a resolution on Monday night urging members of the Nebraska state lawmakers to reject a legislative measure that would ban affirmative action.
Feb 5, 2008
Medical center gets ACR radiation oncology accreditation
UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is the only hospital in the state and region to be awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology services as a result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Feb 4, 2008
UNMC physicians on Best Doctors list
A total of 280 UNMC physicians, including 151 full and part-time faculty, have been recognized on this year’s list of the Best Doctors in America.
Jan 31, 2008
UNMC student organizes free health fair for underserved families
Childhood obesity and the public health issues that plague at-risk populations are reason enough to warrant concern. But one UNMC student is moved to action.
Jan 30, 2008