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Naming ceremony Oct. 23 for Research Center of Excellence

The campus community is invited to attend the naming ceremony for the UNMC Research Center of Excellence Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m.

UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and the University of Nebraska Foundation will host the event that will take place on the first floor of the building currently under construction on 45th Street.

Oct 16, 2002

AHEC to improve health-care of state’s Latinos

The Central Nebraska Area Health Education Center (CN-AHEC) has been awarded a $150,000 planning grant to improve the health-care of Latinos in six counties in central Nebraska.

Oct 16, 2002

Shanghai University faculty members arrive at UNMC

On Oct. 4, Kenneth H. Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, recently welcomed the second set of six visiting faculty for the Shanghai University — UNMC Eppley Cancer Center Exchange Program.

Oct 15, 2002

NU Central Administration Internet domain name change

University of Nebraska Central Administration is in the process of adopting the Internet domain name “nebraska.edu” as its official network name. E-mail addresses and Web site URLs for the four University of Nebraska campuses will NOT change. However, personal address book entries should be changed to reflect new addresses for colleagues in central administration and the Foundation. See article for more information.

Oct 15, 2002

Employee roundtable Oct. 22 on accessing healthcare on campus

A new employee roundtable series kicks off next week to provide UNMC faculty, staff and students the opportunity to discuss a variety of issues or topics of importance to the UNMC community. The first session — scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 22 from noon to 1 p.m. — will focus on health care access and will involve a discussion with University Medical Associates about what can be done to improve service and accessibility to healthcare providers on campus.

Oct 15, 2002

Inquiring minds want to know — 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, you’ll learn about protected health information and who has access to it.

Oct 15, 2002

Educators share distance education learnings

The UNMC Health Systems Nurse Specialist (HSNS) graduate program recently sponsored a two-day national conference titled: “Distance Education: From Reality to Quality.” The Sept. 27-28 conference showcased innovative teaching and evaluation practices used by the College of Nursing faculty.

Oct 14, 2002

Ad seeks candidates for vice chancellor post

A national search is being conducted to fill the position of vice chancellor for academic affairs/dean for graduate studies. Interested candidates should send their applications to Rodney S. Markin, M.D., Ph.D. See story for the job description.

Oct 14, 2002

Longtime family medicine employee, Norma Marts, dies

Norma Marts, a longtime employee in UNMC’s department of family medicine, died Thursday (Oct. 10) of a heart attack. She was 70.

Oct 14, 2002

UNMC to lease space at Scott Technology Transfer and Incubator Center

Cutting-edge research that UNMC will conduct at a business incubator in Omaha has the potential to lead to promising product developments. Under an agreement approved Friday by the NU Board of Regents, UNMC will lease 8,309 square feet of space at the Scott Technology Transfer and Incubator Center.

Oct 14, 2002