College of Medicine

Regent-elect Weitz tours UNMC

Weitz sounds optimistic note about work going on at UNMC, other University of Nebraska campuses.

Dec 26, 2018

From left, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., regent-elect Barbara Weitz, and Pamela Boyers, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor, clinical simulation, iEXCEL.

Senator-elect Gragert tours UNMC

Newly elected state senator said he appreciates the work of the UNMC community.

Dec 21, 2018

State Sen.-elect Tim Gragert, left, speaks with Bill Glass, director of visualization and technology, during his tour of the iEXCEL Visualization Hub.

Time out with T.O. – Spreading holiday cheer

A group of UNMC students has formed an acapella musical group.

Dec 21, 2018

Five UNMC medical students sang Christmas carols at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Tuesday. They included (left-right) Sarah Hotovy (M3), Samantha Cox (M1), Paul Brosnihan (M3), Alex Moulton (M3), and Laura Newton (M3). (Photos by Steve Wengel, M.D.)

Derivative of common spice might help heart failure patients

UNMC research study suggests derivative of ginger family might improve strength, endurance.

Dec 19, 2018

Lie Gao, Ph.D.

Med students cook up community nutrition education

UNMC medical students recently took their health education skills to Girls Inc. of Omaha.

Dec 19, 2018

UNMC medical students Max Lydiatt (standing on right) and Elsa Parr (to the right of Lydiatt) teach Girls Inc. students in the teen cooking class about healthy eating using new food models purchased with money from a Nebraska Medicine Guild grant.

Student spotlight: Navneet Kaur

Ph.D. student still dreams of learning to fly.

Dec 14, 2018

Navneet Kaur

Under the microscope: Nebraska Medical Orchestra

The Nebraska Medical Orchestra Inaugural Holiday Concert was held in the atrium of the Durham Outpatient Center on Dec. 5.

Dec 13, 2018

UNMC research shows derivative of common spice might help heart failure patients

Study suggests derivative of ginger family improves strength, endurance

Dec 12, 2018

Program looks to improv to improve communication

Five-week communication series was developed and led by Michael Smith, M.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine.

Dec 11, 2018

Michael Smith, M.D., back right, looks on as, from left, Jeremy Carr, Cindy Ellis, M.D., and Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., engage in an improv exercise.

New Truhlsen Eye Institute director receives prestigious award

Ronald Krueger, M.D., is honored by the International Society of Refractive Surgery with its most prominent award.

Dec 10, 2018

Ronald Krueger, M.D., (center), received the award from John Kanellopoulous, M.D. (left), the 2016-2017 president of the ISRS from Athens, Greece, and John Chang, M.D. (right), the current ISRS president from Hong Kong.