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Examination of innovation leads off HR’s fall Learn@Lunch series
Jason Lauritzen of Talent Anarchy will kick off lecture series on Sept. 17.
Sep 5, 2013
UNMC designated as endoscopic surgery testing center
UNMC is one of the first three centers in the country to be designated as a testing center for the Fundamentals of Endoscopic SurgeryTM (FES) program, a comprehensive educational and assessment tool designed to teach and evaluate the fundamental knowledge, clinical judgment and technical skills required in the performance of basic gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic surgery (endoscopy).
Sep 4, 2013
Event will highlight research resources
Annual “Shared Resource/Core Facility Day” aims to assist investigators.
Sep 4, 2013
Dr. Liu receives award for academic innovation
Howard Liu, M.D., psychiatry, has been recognized with the 2013 Innovations Award from the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP). Dr. Liu and his collaborator, Martin Klapheke, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, received the award for their Clinical Simulation Initiative, a project that […]
Sep 4, 2013
Symposium celebrates exchange students’ UNMC experiences
Exchange students from China share their research results, personal stories.
Sep 4, 2013
New faculty
Nineteen new faculty have joined the College of Medicine. The new additions include one associate professor, 16 assistant professors and two instructors. Here’s a list of new appointments by position and department: Carlos Villanueva, M.D., assistant professor, surgery-urologic surgery Amy Cutright, M.D., assistant professor, emergency medicine Kishor Bhakat, Ph.D., associate professor, genetics, cell biology & […]
Sep 4, 2013
Wellness Wednesday: Riders impress at Corporate Cycling Challenge
The Nebraska Medical Center/UNMC team improved on its 2012 finish.
Sep 4, 2013
Construction Update – Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Swanson Hall demolition nears completion, design development continues The interior demolition of Swanson Hall is now complete and exterior demolition is underway. With an estimated 12,000 tons of material, it will take more than 1,100 truckloads to haul the debris away. During this phase, excavators carefully separate materials such as concrete and steel for recycling. […]
Sep 4, 2013
The Alliance in Focus: Meet Jesus Perez
Future cardiologist enjoys the chance to work with state-of-the-art equipment.
Sep 4, 2013
UNMC coordinating $12.2 million study on abdominal aortic aneurysms
Will investigate low-cost antibiotic to determine if it can inhibit enzymes that cause aneurysms When diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, all most people can do is worry, watch and wait. Timothy Baxter, M.D., professor of surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has compared it to being forced to live with the ticking […]
Sep 4, 2013
