Chuck Brown
Gulf Coast connections – answering the call
UNMC’s Tara Kuipers is scheduled to fly to Montgomery, Ala., today where she most likely will spend one week in a shelter for people affected by the hurricane. From there, she may be sent near Mobile, Ala., or another area in the Gulf.
Sep 8, 2005
Cycling to work? Team Kaos offers commuting tips
As gasoline prices continue to rise, the Team Kaos Cycling Club is helping people who are turning to bicycling for their commute to work or school. The club, which is sponsored by The Nebraska Medical Center, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and University Medical Associates, is providing tips on how to start commuting by bike on its Web site, teamkaoscycling.com.
Sep 7, 2005
Dr. Linder named associate vice chancellor for research
James Linder, M.D., a key administrator and faculty member at UNMC for nearly 20 years, is returning to Nebraska as associate vice chancellor for research with the goal of boosting UNMC’s clinical research enterprise to a record level.
Sep 6, 2005
Employees with Gulf Coast connections express concern
Until July, when Marshall Longwell, M.D., took a job as an emergency room physician and faculty member at UNMC, he had spent the past eight years of his life in New Orleans in medical school and residency training. With family in Baton Rouge, and friends and colleagues in New Orleans, he can only stand by and watch in shock.
Sep 2, 2005
Nursing hires assistant dean for administration
Pam Bataillon, a graduate of the UNMC College of Nursing’s master’s degree in community health, has accepted the position of assistant dean of administration in the College of Nursing.
Sep 1, 2005
Maurers to be honored for their work in community
Since coming to Omaha in 1993, Harold M. and Beverly Maurer have made community outreach one of their top priorities. Their efforts have not gone unnoticed. On Sept. 14, the couple will be honored in a special recognition dinner by the Chabad of Nebraska.
Aug 31, 2005
Kearney to host disaster training course Aug. 23-26
Nebraska now ranks among the three largest training centers in the National Disaster Life Support program. On Aug. 23 to 26, the Holiday Inn at 110 Second Ave. in Kearney will host a three and one-half day course designed to provide participants with the necessary skills to become course instructors in bioterrorism and natural disaster preparedness.
Aug 22, 2005
Dr. Wengel named psychiatry chairman
Steven Wengel, M.D., who has served has interim chairman of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry for the past 16 months, has been named chairman of the department.
The appointment, which was effective July 1, was announced by John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine.
Aug 18, 2005
Grant helps bring unique art exhibit to Omaha
UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha have received a $3,500 grant from the Nebraska Arts Council to help bring a unique art exhibition to the UNO Art Gallery called “Saving Faces: Art and Medicine.”
Aug 8, 2005
Information systems experts to attend Aug. 11-14 conference
High-technology scholars and practitioners from around the globe will be heading to Omaha in mid-August to attend a world-class conference focused on Information Systems (IS).
Aug 2, 2005