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Dr. Maurer honored by his alma mater
UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has received the Clark-Curran Award in Medical Administration from his alma mater, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. The award recognizes Dr. Maurer’s outstanding teaching ability and contributions to medical administration.
Jun 5, 2006
Smoking cessation program to use innovative tool
It’s slightly bigger than a pack of cigarettes, but today’s hand-held computers still fit inside a shirt pocket. Lynne Buchanan, Ph.D., is counting on that accessibility. An associate professor in the UNMC College of Nursing, Dr. Buchanan is asking smokers to reach for the specially designed Personal Digital Assistant to help distract and delay their urge to smoke.
Jun 5, 2006
Henderson to head Southeast Nebraska AHEC
Robyn Henderson was recently named the executive director of the new Southeast Nebraska Area Health Education Center (SE-AHEC). Henderson previously served as assistant director of the Rural Health Education Network and program director for the Nebraska SEARCH program at UNMC.
Jun 2, 2006
Bibliographic management program available free
RefWorks, a bibliographic management program similar to EndNote and Reference Manager, is now available to all UNMC-affiliated faculty, staff and students without charge. A RefWorks-affiliated trainer will be on campus June 13 to demonstrate features of the program.
Jun 2, 2006
College of Nursing Lincoln Division appoints new assistant dean
Kathleen Duncan, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing, UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division, assumed the role of assistant dean June 1. She succeeds Lani Zimmerman, Ph..D., who has held the position since 1995.
Jun 2, 2006
Salaries, health insurance outlined at forums
Beginning July 1, UNMC faculty and staff will receive an average salary increase of 3.95 percent, with individual increases made on the basis of performance.
Jun 1, 2006
Cattlemen’s Ball to take place Saturday
About 25 miles west of Lincoln, just north of Milford, is a former church camp where something righteous is happening on Saturday – the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska. The ball raises money for cancer research at UNMC.
Jun 1, 2006
Statewide telehealth system to be tested June 2-3
The effectiveness of the statewide telehealth system during an emergency will be put to the test June 2-3 during Dental Day X, an annual outreach project for the UNMC College of Dentistry.
May 31, 2006
UNMC epilepsy program making a difference
Everyone looks forward to the weekend, but this coming weekend is extra special to Heather Overton. The 23-year-old Bellevue girl, who was first diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 18 months, will celebrate three years of being seizure free on June 3. It’s a landmark event, and she gives full credit to Sanjay Singh, M.D., director of The Nebraska Epilepsy Center at UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
May 31, 2006
UNMC HR takes lead in applying technology applications
Beginning July 10, UNMC will welcome a new automated, Internet-based management system in Human Resources that will help create, modify and update non-faculty position descriptions, compliance requirements and classification or job evaluation related to that position. The new Jobs@ Position Description, Classification and Compliance Module will work in conjunction with the Jobs@ Recruitment module. See story for orientation dates/times.
May 31, 2006