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Many employees bound for vacation enable their Lotus Notes’ out-of-office function and modify their voice mail message so those sending e-mail messages or calling know they are unable to respond to incoming messages. But is there a potential security risk in doing so?

Perhaps, but UNMC’s Information Technology Services staff says there are reasonable steps employees may take to mitigate potential risks without disabling the out-of-office function.

Jan 17, 2003

Silver U recipients for January announced

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.

Jan 17, 2003

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 5 of 6

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King talks about the dimensions to a complete life.

Jan 16, 2003

Dr. Vose appointed chief, UNMC section of oncology/hematology

Julie Vose, M.D., UNMC oncologist, recently was named chief of the section of hematology/oncology, UNMC department of internal medicine, following an extensive national search. Dr. Vose succeeds Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., who served as interim section chief the past two years.

Jan 16, 2003

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 4 of 6

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King talks about nonviolent resistance.

Jan 15, 2003

Roberts earns January Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award

Stacks of grant budgets, speaker correspondence and course syllabi are piled atop Barbara Roberts’ desk in UNMC’s department of biochemistry and molecular biology. Much has changed since 1970 when Roberts first sat behind that then-new, metal desk in Bennett Hall.

What hasn’t changed is Roberts’ steadfast service to faculty, staff and students in the department. For her outstanding job performance, Roberts has received the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award for January.

Jan 15, 2003

Dr. Mann appointed IACUC executive chair

Michael Mann, Ph.D., professor of physiology and biophysics, has been named executive chairman of UNMC’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Dr. Mann assumed the .3 FTE administrative position Jan. 1.

Jan 14, 2003

Relatively speaking — a weekly HIPAA message

HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. You will be receiving weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your job. Today’s HIPAA message addresses whether a health care provider can discuss a patient’s care and treatment with the patient’s relatives.

Jan 14, 2003

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 3 of 6

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. In today’s excerpt, King recalls when he first became aware of racial prejudice.

Jan 14, 2003

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 2 of 6

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. Today’s excerpt looks at the semantics of being black or white. The series will culminate Jan. 20 at noon with a presentation by Diane Ariza, Ph.D., assistant dean of multicultural affairs at Albion College in Albion, Mich., and former director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Jan 13, 2003