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HIV clinic staff says message changes, but not mission
The fundamental reality for HIV/AIDS health providers, social workers, prevention specialists and patients and families of persons living with the disease can be summed up in a single word: change. That is why, in 1998, UNMC’s HIV Clinic staff began its annual “Update for HIV Care Providers and Educators.”
Nov 17, 2004
Project Meant to Slow Emile Street Traffic
In an effort to slow traffic on Emile Street, two speed tables will be installed. The construction project will begin the week of Nov. 15 and should take from four to six weeks to complete.
The speed tables will be located adjacent to the Lot 50 parking structure entrance and just to the east of The Lied Transplant Center.
Nov 17, 2004
Dr. Fleisher receives Chancellor’s Gold U Award
After the storms pass, Mark Fleisher, M.D., emerges from behind his office door and sees rainbows. An associate professor in UNMC’s Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Fleisher helps patients with developmental disabilities and mental retardation regain a sense of normalcy in their lives.
Nov 16, 2004
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Nov 16, 2004
Reminder the 2004 Employee satisfaction Surveys Ends 11/19/04
Employees who have not yet turned in their 2004 Employee Satisfaction Surveys can still do so. All surveys are to be turned in by Friday, Nov. 19.
Employees with Lotus Notes e-mail addresses should have received an e-mail from Career Design, Inc., explaining the confidential survey. Please do not delete the e-mail return address of info@careerdesigninc.com.
Nov 16, 2004
Dr. Paul Sammut Honored for Cystic Fibrosis Research
Paul Sammut, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, was among four individuals honored as “Omaha’s Finest” at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual event Nov. 5.
Dr. Sammut has worked extensively in the areas of cystic fibrosis treatment and research at UNMC for the past 16 years.
Nov 16, 2004
Online benefit enrollment information
You have the option to submit 2005 NUFlex benefit changes online using the SAP Employee Self Service (ESS) Web site (ess.nebraska.edu). The online method is fast and convenient, and can be used in place of your NUFlex Change Form. Changes can be made for any NUFlex benefit with the exception of dental and vision care coverage, by using your SAP ESS ID and password.
Nov 15, 2004
NUFlex 2005 enrollment for UNMC employees
The annual NUFlex enrollment, which permits employees to make changes to their NUFlex benefits for 2005, has begun with distribution of the 2005 NUFlex benefits material. Click to learn more, including a summary of some of the 2005 changes.
Nov 15, 2004
From cultural adversity to international acclaim
Guadalupe Quintanilla, Ed.D., immigrated to Brownsville, Texas, from Mexico at age 13, with no formal education and no ability to speak or read the English language. Incredibly, she was still given an English I.Q. test, scored 62 points, was officially designated as “mentally retarded” by the Brownsville School Board administration and placed in a classroom of first-graders. Dr. Quintanilla’s poignant rise from cultural adversity to three educational degrees and international acclaim recently enthralled a UNMC audience.
Nov 15, 2004
MPH program continues to build, seeks new director
For the past three years, university officials have laid the foundation for the UNMC and University of Nebraska at Omaha Master of Public Health Program. In May, their efforts were rewarded when the program received national accreditation. Now, campus officials are searching for a new director to further develop the program.
Nov 12, 2004