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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
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
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
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
New version of LastWord computer system to go live
The LastWord information system will be upgraded in March. The new system is named Carecast. Final plans are underway to implement this new version, which is currently used by NHS, UNMC and UMA.
Jan 13, 2003
UNMC studies new drug for multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease
Researchers at UNMC were part of what’s being called a landmark international, 23-center study that tested the safety of the drug natalizumab – also known as Antegren. The drug may benefit those with multiple sclerosis, a neurological disease, and Crohn’s disease, an intestinal disease.
Jan 13, 2003
UNMC Community Academy helps Project Hope Food Pantry
The UNMC Community Academy Student Advisory Group’s Campus Food Drive proved to be an unexpected blessing for the Project Hope Food Pantry.
Jan 10, 2003
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 1 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 is from King’s 1964 acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize. 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 10, 2003
Undergraduates take part in RHEN Winter Workshop
Eighteen undergraduate students who plan to pursue health-care professions have spent the past week at UNMC to learn more about health issues relevant to rural communities. See story for information on today’s student presentations.
Jan 10, 2003