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Yanney receives award from Woodrow Wilson Center

Longtime UNMC supporter recognized for his work advancing U.S.-Russian relations.

Dec 19, 2016

Mike Yanney (right) with another Woodrow Wilson Award winner, James Collins, former U.S. ambassador to Russia.

Dr. Prentice elected to national research board

Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., will join the Association of Clinical Research Professionals Board of Trustees.

Dec 19, 2016

MMI representatives attend National Respite Conference

Attendees presented on projects designed to increase access to respite and evaluate the impact of respite for family caregivers.

Dec 19, 2016

From left, Amberly Connolly, Clarkson College; Jill Kagan, executive director of the ARCH National Respite Resource Center; Ellen Bennett, MMI respite coordinator; Sherri Blome, western respite network coordinator; Sarah Swanson, MMI family support and outreach coordinator; Jolene Johnson, Ph.D., MMI program evaluation; Sharon Johnson, Nebraska DHHS respite coordinator.

UNMC’s Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., named to national clinical research board

Recognized for expertise in human research regulation, Dr. Prentice is named to Association of Clinical Research Professionals Board of Trustees

Dec 19, 2016

Simple pre-surgery questions save lives, Omaha study finds

A seven-year study of patients at the VA Medical Center in Omaha showed that screening patients before an operation to determine how frail they are can save lives after surgery. The screening test is so simple and the results so profound that the procedure is beginning to be implemented in other places, said Dr. Jason […]

Dec 19, 2016

Student spotlight – Jenna Quick

Pharmacy student explored a wide range of health care fields.

Dec 16, 2016

Jenna Quick

New faculty spotlight: Meaghann Shaw Weaver, M.D.

Dr. Weaver is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pediatrics.

Dec 16, 2016

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Dec 16, 2016

The Chancellor's Holiday Tea was held Wednesday.

David Padgett is Gold U Award winner

IT lead developer praised for his commitment to customer service.

Dec 16, 2016

David Padgett

Publication of the Quarter – Third Quarter 2016

Andre Kalil, MD, MPH, professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, was honored with the Internal Medicine “Publication of the Quarter” for the third quarter of 2016, for his first author paper titled, “Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society,” published in the journal of “Clinical Infectious Diseases,” 2016 Sept., 1;63(5):e61-e111.

Dec 16, 2016