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COM student of the month

Second-year medical student’s many interests include eating Fruit Ninja, making bread, watching Nebraska basketball and volunteering for Make-A-Wish.

Mar 31, 2018

COM employee spotlight

Research scientist loves helping patients by testing artificial joints to ensure they provide maximum durability, comfort.

Mar 31, 2018

COM resident of the month

Pathology/microbiology resident takes pride in designing a 3D-printed microscope mount and learning/mastering all the material that comes with being a physician.

Mar 31, 2018

New faculty

Three new faculty have joined the College of Medicine. They include an oncologist and two research scientists.

Mar 31, 2018

Zaid Al-Kadhimi, M.D.

Dr. Smith named chief academic officer for Nebraska Medicine

Carl Smith, M.D., will represent UNMC’s employed academic physician practice, as well as its research and education components.

Mar 30, 2018

Carl Smith, M.D.

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Mar 30, 2018

On March 22, the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center was lit orange for Kidney Cancer Awareness Month.

Study will use smartphones to monitor patients at risk for heart disease

Residents in rural Southeast Nebraska will participate.

Mar 30, 2018

From left: Gayle Keller, David Borg, M.D., and Justine Wetengaard, M.D., all with the Family Medicine Clinic; Christyne Pokorny, Community Medical Center; Amanda Drier, Southeast District Health Department; Paula Schulz, Ph.D.; Patrik Johansson, M.D.; Grant Brueggeman and Kevin Cluskey, both of Southeast District Health Department; and Sandra Catlin, Family Medicine Clinic.

Regional dialects in U.S. topic of Science Cafe

University of Nebraska at Omaha Professor Frank Bramlett, Ph.D., will be featured speaker on April 3.

Mar 30, 2018

Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge to be lit blue to raise awareness for autism

Lighting ceremony will take place at 7:19 p.m., Monday, April 2

Mar 30, 2018

Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute

Dr. Pendyala’s Mentee, Rahul Guda, Making Waves

Rahul Guda is a 16-year-old high school student mentored by Dr. Gurudutt Pendyala, a researcher in the Department of Anesthesiology.

Mar 30, 2018

Rahul Guda, a 16-year-old high school student being mentored by Dr. Gurudutt Pendyala, presents his poster titled, "Born Addicted: A Novel Systems Biology Approach Reveals the Impact of Opioid Abuse on Neurodevelopment," which earned him a third-place finish in the Greater Nebraska Science and Engineering Fair on March 24 in Nebraska City.