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A message from the dean

There’s a reason they call it March Madness. With the school year winding down, spring is an especially hectic time of year at any academic medical center.

Apr 2, 2013

Research grants net $1.3 million in February

Here are some of the key research awards received by College of Medicine faculty during February. These eight new research awards represent $1.3 million in new funding.

Apr 2, 2013

Q&A with James Armitage, M.D., Kearney native who launched UNMC’s renown program

In 1982 Nebraskan, James Armitage, M.D., launched what is now one of the most successful bone marrow transplant programs in the world.

Apr 1, 2013

Dr. James Armitage

Dr. Binhammer’s Labor of Love

Some people who love their jobs have been known to say they’d work for free. UNMC’s Robert Binhammer, Ph.D., takes that sentiment literally.

Apr 1, 2013

Williams remembers his roots

In the College of Pharmacy dwells the Joseph D. Williams Auditorium – the one with the name on the wall next to the oil painting and bronze bust and plaque. That’s Joe Williams, World War II vet, pharmaceutical salesman, company president, proud UNMC alum.

Apr 1, 2013

Rancher walks difficult road to help others

At 52, Osburn is a wife, mother of nine, grandmother, nursing director, pilot and owner/operator of a Nebraska cattle ranch.

Apr 1, 2013

A champion of change

Ruti Margalit, M.D., is a champion. Not a champion in the normal sense – rather, she champions students into heroes.

Apr 1, 2013

Country doc’s typical day lasts 17 hours

Gerald Luckey, M.D., starts each day before dawn and works past dusk. He is a primary care doctor in David City, Neb., on the frontline of U.S. health care.

Apr 1, 2013

Benefits of new cancer center to spread across the state

The saying goes, ‘A rising tide lifts all boats.’ So it is with UNMC’s upcoming new cancer center campus.

Apr 1, 2013

Mehmet Sitki Copur, M.D., medical director of the St. Francis Cancer Center, Grand Island, Neb., with a cancer patient.

Ideas + Goals = Results. Dr. Maurer’s 15 years at the helm of UNMC

Harold M. Maurer, M.D., now stepping into a new role after having served as UNMC’s chancellor since 1998, is driven by ideas.

Apr 1, 2013