John Keenan

Portion of Emile Street closed in July

Underground utilities, skybridge steel will be installed for new Davis Global Center.

Jun 27, 2018

Time out with T.O. – The global game-changer

Nizar Mamdani has spent nearly the past two decades building the medical center’s international presence.

Jun 27, 2018

From left: Nizar Mamdani, executive director, international healthcare services, Nebraska Medicine, Salem Al Shemmari, M.D., oncology chairman, Kuwait University Medical Center, and Ata Obeid, director, Ashraf Medical Group. Kuwait University Medical Center is a collaborative partner with UNMC/Nebraska Medicine and has been referring cancer patients to the medical center for more than 15 years.

Dan Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., named acting chief of cardiovascular medicine

Dr. Anderson also will be a part of the physician leadership team for Nebraska Medicine’s heart and vascular clinical program.

Jun 27, 2018

Dan Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

Provider notes become part of medical record

Open Notes to increase transparency, patient engagement.

Jun 26, 2018

Micah Beachy, D.O., internal medicine, is seen working in One Chart. Beginning next month, a provider's note will be visible to the patient in One Chart | Patient.

LiveGreen: Ditch the plastic

Recycling is great, but reducing plastic use when possible is key.

Jun 26, 2018

Photo courtesy freeimages.com/ismaelfranco

Students drive library renovation decisions

Survey results show student preferences as planning continues.

Jun 26, 2018

Team creating high school laboratory sciences class

UNMC faculty are working with the Nebraska Department of Education to develop a pilot course.

Jun 26, 2018

From left, the UNMC team includes Melissa Holzapfel, Geoffrey Talmon, M.D., Maheswari Mukherjee, Ph.D., Peter Iwen, Ph.D., and Karen Honeycutt,

Retirement celebration set for Reed Peters, M.D.

Professor of anesthesiology retiring after more than 40 years at UNMC.

Jun 25, 2018

Reed Peters, M.D.

Medicine, dentistry shift to pass/fail for some courses

Studies show benefits to pass/fail grading system.

Jun 25, 2018

Some courses at the College of Dentistry will be pass/fail, while most first- and second-year courses remain on a letter-grade scale. The College of Medicine has gone to pass/fail for its preclinical years (M1-2).

Dr. Bhatti aims to widen his teaching impact

Educator’s “mini-fellowship” in movement disorders draws interest from Pakistani physicians.

Jun 25, 2018

Danish Bhatti, M.D., assistant professor of neurological sciences