Ryan Shaw

Free Oct. 11 health, wellness event to feature new views on exercise, physiology

The Nebraska Physiological Society invites the public to attend a free health event on Oct. 11 including a talk by best-selling author and former Sports Illustrated investigative journalist, David Epstein. The event will be held in UNMC’s Durham Research Center from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sep 29, 2014

New acting director named at VA Medical Center

Eileen Kingston has been appointed acting director, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. She has been serving as associate director for patient care/nurse executive since 1996.

Sep 29, 2014

Coming events

Oct. 3 – United Way campaign ends. Oct. 3 – Student Leadership Forum. Oct. 3 – 17th Annual Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference, La Vista Conference Center. Oct. 11 – Public is invited to the annual meeting of the Nebraska Physiological Society at the Durham Research Center. David Epstein, a best-selling author and a […]

Sep 29, 2014

Research Highlights

The following 23 grants representing more than $19.7 million in new funding were awarded to UNMC College of Medicine faculty during July.

Sep 29, 2014

COM Student of the Month – Andrew Keralis, fourth-year medical student

I was born and raised in Lincoln, where I learned the value of hard work, Runza, and Husker football. The Taco Inn too. I attended undergrad at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, majoring in biochemistry.

Sep 29, 2014

Andrew Keralis

Meeting the behavioral health needs of rural communities

In order to finish her master’s degree in community counseling at Doane College, the Bruning, Neb., native needed to complete 1,000 hours of internship training to realize her goal of becoming a licensed mental health professional.

Sep 17, 2014

Darcy Dawson

UNMC, Orbis partner on unique fellowship to prevent global blindness

By July of 2015, one lucky ophthalmologist will embark on a unique two-year fellowship that will take him or her around the world.

Sep 17, 2014

Orbis provided surgical assistance to a young boy to remove a congenital cataract.

Cancer research conducted in homeland

Salomon Compaore, M.D., spent the summer in his homeland, Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, conducting research on cervical cancer.

Sep 17, 2014

Salomon Compaore, M.D., works with a midwife to screen women for cervical cancer in Burkina Faso.

Alumni gift establishes first nephrology endowed chair

Troy Plumb, M.D., director of the UNMC Division of Nephrology, was named as the Dr. Dennis Ross Chair of Nephrology.

Sep 17, 2014

Dennis Ross, M.D., and his wife Ann (left) present the Circle of Distinction medallion to Troy Plumb,M.D., who was named the first Dr. Dennis Ross Chair of Nephrology.

Eric Nagengast preferred global surgical experience to graduation

In the middle of his third year of medical school, Eric Nagengast realized he wasn’t ready to graduate just yet.

Sep 17, 2014

Eric Nagengast, left, in India operating with William Magee, M.D., D.D.S., the founder of Operation Smile.