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UNMC employees receive half day holiday on Dec. 24
Gov. Johanns has announced that all Nebraska state employees will have a half day holiday on Dec. 24 in conjunction with President Bush’s order that federal employees be “excused from duty for the last half of the scheduled workday” on Dec. 24.
In order to implement the governor’s order at UNMC, four hours will be considered paid administrative leave for all holiday eligible employees, and UNMC offices will be closed on the afternoon of Dec. 24.
Dec 23, 2002
Dental researchers on toothbrushes – powered vs. manual
Researchers at the UNMC College of Dentistry recently studied whether a powered toothbrush could reduce plaque accumulation and bleeding gums better than a manual toothbrush. See story for the results.
Dec 20, 2002
Physicians receive Milagro Award
Four UNMC/NHS physicians received the prestigious Milagro Award last month from the Indian Chicano Health Center. They are Deb Romberger, M.D., pulmonary medicine, Jose Romero, M.D., pediatric infectious disease; John Spurzem, M.D., pulmonary medicine and Susanna Von Essen, M.D., pulmonary medicine and sleep disorders.
Five years ago the doctors created, and now operate, a tuberculosis clinic at the Indian Chicano Health Center — a clinic for prevention and treatment of the disease.
Dec 20, 2002
Patents showcase inventors’ works
UNMC recently acquired its sixth patent of the year, up from four last year. The latest, an invention by UNMC’s Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research, and Daniel Monaghan, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, protects a method of screening drugs for preventing atherosclerosis.
Dec 19, 2002
UNeCard/Photo ID staff receives TEAM Award
The UNeCard/Photo I.D. Office recently received the UNMC Business and Finance department’s TEAM (Team Excellence and Merit) Award.
Dec 19, 2002
Dr. Richards treats Bahrain royal family
In October, Alan Richards, M.D., FACS, head and neck surgeon in UNMC’s department of otolaryngology, performed surgery on a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Bahrain, who had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Dec 18, 2002
Japanese nanotechnology experts to visit UNMC
Japanese and UNMC experts on nanotechnology and its impact on drug delivery will be featured at a mini-symposium on Monday, Jan. 6, in the UNMC Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Dec 18, 2002
UNMC recruits expert in gastrointestinal cancer and cancer drug development
Jean Grem, M.D., the head gastrointestinal cancer researcher/clinician at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., will be joining the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center this spring to direct the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program and the Oncology Drug Development Program.
Dec 17, 2002
Holiday greetings atop the Durham Research Center
Hawkins Construction Co. has erected a nearly 20 foot Christmas tree — complete with holiday lights — on the eighth floor of the Durham Research Center. Click for photo.
Dec 17, 2002
Care and watering of passwords — 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 passwords and user IDs.
Dec 17, 2002