April 29, 2013

The games have begun! Corporate Challenge kicked off with the walk event on Thursday, April 25, and Team KU was well represented. View photos.

New short-term disability benefit offered to KU Medical Center employees

No one can predict if and when a disabling illness or injury will happen. Short-term disability is a type of insurance that will pay a percentage of your salary for a specified amount of time if you are ill or injured and cannot perform the duties of your job. KU Medical Center is now partnering with Aflac and the KUMC Credit Union to offer a new short-term disability benefit for employees. Read more.    

Stuff that might interest you

Take a quiz and you can win a prize: Throughout April, we've shared awareness messages to help everyone understand how much we spend on utilities annually. See what you've learned by taking a short quiz. Everyone who answers correctly will be entered into a drawing to win fluorescent bulbs. Take the quiz.

School of Nursing hosts two visits: Ada Sue Hinshaw, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, KU School of Nursing Alumna and the first director of the NIH National Institute for Nursing Research, is an internationally renowned nurse researcher, policymaker and leader. She shared her insight and experience with faculty, staff and students during her two-day visit to campus. View photos.

Sister Carmel Abwot, principal of Kalongo Midwifery Nursing School in Kalongo, Uganda, visited last week with SON students and faculty as part of her five-week trip to the Kansas City area. She gave lectures on midwifery practice and gender and equality in Northern Uganda. View photos.

21st annual Research Forum: Each year, the KU School of Medicine-Wichita hosts the regional Research Forum for students, residents, faculty and anyone interested in community health and medical research. This year, the forum had 196 attendees. Read more.

KC Car Free Challenge: The goal of this challenge is to promote all the viable ways to commute to work and run errands that do not depend on your car. Every year, KU Medical Center forms a team to accept this challenge, which will run May 13-17.  We are looking for team members who commute to work via bicycle, bus or carpool. Read more.   

Aspirin in the prevention of breast cancer 

Regular use of low-dose aspirin may prevent the progression of breast cancer, according to results of a study. The senior author is Sushanta Banerjee, Ph.D., director of the cancer research unit and a professor at KU Medical Center. Read more.  

TAKE NOTE

May 2: Integrating Quality Improvement into the Real World series for faculty from noon to 1 p.m. Read more. 
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May 3: The university will hold its next computer equipment drop-off from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Read more.
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May 6: Free skin cancer screening presented by Midwest Cancer Alliance, 3 to 5 p.m. Call 913-588-1227 for appointment.
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May 7-8: Informational sessions about the new short-term disability benefit. Read more.
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May 18: Heart Walk - KU Medical Center is joining with The University of Kansas Hospital at this year's walk. Read more.  

June 20: Join Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute for its annual symposium, "Integrating Technology into Translational Research." Read more