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Valda Boyd Ford, director of UNMC’s Community and Multicultural Affairs, has spent the past three weeks at the 140-acre Buduburam Refugee Camp, the largest camp in Ghana with roughly 42,000 people. Since her arrival, Ford has kept in touch with UNMC colleagues via e-mail, thanks to an Internet cafe near her “hotel” bungalow. UNMC Today will share some of Ford’s experiences at the Buduburam Refugee Camp, beginning today with some of her initial observations.

Jan 26, 2005

UNMC receives recognition for support of Guard, Reserve

Brig. Gen. Mark Musick, chief of staff, Joint Forces Headquarters, Nebraska Air National Guard, recently acknowledged UNMC for its support of “citizen-soldiers.”

Jan 25, 2005

Walk or don’t walk – a lesson in safety

Hospital representatives recently met with the city traffic engineer to discuss the timing of the cross walk light at 42nd Street and Dewey Avenue. Some employees have complained the light is not timed to allow them to cross. Although the traffic engineer will see if the timing of the signal can be adjusted, it was determined the timing is adequate for pedestrians to cross if they understand how the signal operates.

Jan 25, 2005

Soldier returns from Iraq, graduates from College of Pharmacy

While his classmates graduated from the College of Pharmacy in May 2003, Bob Moser, Pharm.D., commanded convoys of U.S. trucks between Kuwaiti ports and troops in Iraq. A year and a half later, Dr. Moser received his doctor of pharmacy degree at UNMC’s winter commencement ceremonies.

Jan 24, 2005

Sawyer Brown to perform at 2005 Cattlemen’s Ball

The country rock group Sawyer Brown will be featured at the 2005 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska on Saturday, June 4, at the Herb Albers Feedlot six miles north of Wisner, Neb. The Cattlemen’s Ball is the premier fund-raising event for cancer research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.

Jan 21, 2005

No evidence contamination stems from Nebraska lab

Recent stories in the Boston Globe about three Boston University researchers who became infected last year with tularemia allege the contamination came from a lab at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. That’s not the case, said officials at UNL and UNMC, which comprise the University of Nebraska Center for Biosecurity.

Jan 21, 2005

Dr. Gordon appointed to national ethics advisory committee

For the second time in less than a year, Bruce Gordon, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and co-chairman of the Institutional Review Board at UNMC, has been appointed to a prestigious, new national committee.

Jan 20, 2005

NU begins search for vice president for university affairs

University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken has named a 10-member committee to seek candidates for the position of vice president for university affairs.

Jan 20, 2005

MLK Day speakers captivate crowd

No one deserves more credit for building their character than their parents, said Attorney Brenda Warren Council and her brother, Omaha Police Chief Thomas Warren. “Who I am today is attributed to them,” Chief Warren told a crowd of nearly 350 people who gathered in the Storz Pavilion at The Nebraska Medical Center Monday for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration.

Jan 19, 2005

Chancellor: Budget proposal ‘great start’ to legislative session

The budget proposal set forth last week by Gov. Mike Johanns and Lt. Gov. Dave Heineman is a “great start” for opening a dialogue about increasing support for the University of Nebraska, UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., said.

Jan 19, 2005