Newsroom
Wellness Wednesday – NUFlex deadline is Friday
The deadline to make changes online or with the 2009 NUFlex Change Form is Friday.
Dec 3, 2008
Today we feature an essay by Carl Greiner, M.D., professor of psychiatry and vice chairman for patient safety at UNMC, who participated in a project led by Scottish artist Mark Gilbert.
Dec 3, 2008
Lack of primary care doctors presents a major challenge
When people talk about the health care crisis in the United States, they often refer to the rising costs or the number of people who lack adequate insurance or have no insurance at all.
Dec 3, 2008
Dr. Thompson receives Florence Niedfelt Professorship
Sarah Thompson, Ph.D, associate dean for academic programs for the UNMC College of Nursing, has been named to the Florence Niedfelt Professorship, an endowed, three-year appointment.
Dec 3, 2008
This gnome loves UNMC, do you?
You want to know how much I love UNMC? So much so that I’d dress up like a gnome and let my good friend Andrew Nelson manipulate my image in such a way that video now exists of a one-foot tall version of me professing my love for UNMC from the top of a water cooler.
Dec 2, 2008
Got a cold or flu? Try chicken soup to ease symptoms
A study of chicken soup’s effectiveness as a cold remedy has made somewhat of a celebrity of UNMC’s Stephen Rennard, M.D.
Dec 2, 2008
Craig Morgan to perform at 2009 Cattlemen’s Ball in Doniphan
DONIPHAN, Neb. — Country singer Craig Morgan, who performs fan-favorites “Red Neck Yacht Club” and “International Harvester,” and whose single “Love Remembers” has spent the last several months on the country radio charts is slated as the spotlight entertainment for the 11th annual Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska, June 5-6, near Doniphan.
Dec 2, 2008
Spotlight on new faculty – meet Shawn Gibbs, Ph.D.
Shawn Gibbs, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of environmental, agricultural, and occupational health in the College of Public Health, is one of the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Dec 2, 2008
Employee forums today and Wednesday
Forums today and Wednesday for employees and faculty will focus on record research numbers, employee survey results, low employee turnover rates at UNMC and the “I Love UNMC” social media campaign.
Dec 2, 2008
Dr. Carlson co-writes book on minimally invasive surgery
A new book on minimally invasive surgery by UNMC’s Mark Carlson, M.D, is likely the first full-length operative atlas to include video on how to perform each of the procedures described in the text.
Dec 1, 2008