John Keenan

Dr. Kielian is Distinguished Graduate Student Mentor

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., Kommineni Professor of Pathology, is the type of mentor whose words stick with you, even years later. “One funny story is that at a recent meeting, one of my former students told me that while she was working on her poster she heard my voice inside her head saying that the font […]

Jun 15, 2015

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., center, received her award at the 2015 graduate studies convocation ceremony from Dele Davies, M.D., dean of graduate studies, and Heather Talbott, president of the Graduate Student Association.

Convocation: ‘Wouldn’t have missed this for the world’

The railway cars that line the first floor of the Durham Museum never move, but they have become a familiar backdrop as the graduates of UNMC Graduate Studies begin their own journeys. For the third time in two years, the Durham Museum was the setting as Ph.D. and M.S. graduates, joined by their beaming mentors, […]

Jun 15, 2015

Mark Shepherd, Ph.D., left, and mentor Chandran Achutan, Ph.D.

7 things grad students get instead of summer break

Once you graduate from college, you can kiss goodbye the concept of getting three months off in the summer. Although there are some exceptions (for example, if you are a teacher or lecturer), by and large the fun is over. Graduate students should take some consolation in the following benefits of working full time toward […]

Jun 12, 2015

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Jun 12, 2015

Children at UNMC’s Child Development Center celebrated the opening of a new playground at the center following a ribbon cutting ceremony June 3. Funding for the new playground came from the Chancellor’s office, Facilities Management and Planning and Business Services.

Study to compare gout treatments

VA study on two therapies will be led by James O’Dell, M.D.

Jun 12, 2015

Ask UNMC: Juicing vs. whole fruits and vegetables

Is juicing healthier than eating whole fruits and vegetables? (Featuring Farryl Bertmann, Ph.D., UNMC College of Public Health)

Jun 12, 2015

Comorbid conditions hurt lung cancer survival rates

Study by College of Public Health’s K.M. Monirul Islam, Ph.D., finds 74 percent of patients have other conditions.

Jun 12, 2015

KM Monirul Islam, Ph.D.

New dates set after successful 2015 Scifest

See video, photo slideshow from this year’s event.

Jun 11, 2015

Joslyn presentation to highlight new exhibit

Joslyn curator will discuss exhibition featuring Omaha and Lincoln artists on June 30.

Jun 11, 2015

Printing Services to be closed for inventory June 24

Shop will reopen June 25.

Jun 11, 2015