College of Medicine

UNMC part of international effort to combat lethal sepsis

Study results appear in May issue of prestigious medical journal.

May 22, 2018

Andrew Patterson, M.D., Ph.D.

Drs. Cowan, Freifeld honored for support of medical research

Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., and Alison Freifeld, M.D. receive Lifesaver Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures.

May 21, 2018

From left, Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., and Alison Friefeld, M.D.

Osteoporosis clinic partners with orthopaedics

Dr. Graeff-Armas led an effort to create an osteoporosis clinic inside the Orthpaedics Clinic at the Lauritzen Outpatient Center.

May 21, 2018

73-year-old Mina Duncan of Omaha visits with Laura Graeff-Armas, M.D., at the new clinic at the Lauritzen Outpatient Center.

Angela Brennan, M.D., honored with Koefoot Award

Dr. Brennan lauded as outstanding preceptor in rural family medicine.

May 18, 2018

From left, UNMC Department of Family Medicine Medical Education Director Mindy Lacey, M.D.; Geoffrey Talmon, M.D.; Gretchen Vondrak, Nick Vondrak, Suzanne Hansen, Gretchen Hansen, Everett Hansen, Brad Hansen, Angela Brennan, M.D., department chair Michael Sitorius, M.D., and department vice chair Jeff Harrison, M.D.

Faculty members: Work-life balance is key

UNMC faculty offered perspectives at UNMC Graduate Studies event.

May 17, 2018

Vimla Band, Ph.D., as chair of the UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy

Get checked-May is National Osteoporosis Month

‘Silent’ disease a major cause of death and disability

May 17, 2018

73-year-old Mina Duncan of Omaha visits with Laura Graeff-Armas, M.D., at the new clinic at the Lauritzen Outpatient Center.

NIH deputy director Michael Lauer, M.D., to speak at UNMC

Dr. Lauer is keynote speaker at UNMC College of Medicine Research Retreat on June 1. Registration is now open.

May 16, 2018

Michael Lauer, M.D., deputy director for extramural research at the National Institutes of Health

Dr. Mott receives Maurer Scientific Achievement Award

Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D., leads a team that studies cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of the bile ducts.

May 16, 2018

From left, Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D., Beverly Maurer, and Harold M. Mauer, M.D.

Behavioral Health Education Center to host its first conference in Scottsbluff

Panhandle-area behavior health providers to attend

May 16, 2018

Howard Liu, M.D.

First Responders Foundation Board tours UNMC

The group supports first responders in the Omaha community.

May 16, 2018

Al Batschelet, presidet and CEO of the First Responders Foundation Board, tours the iEXCEL Visualization Hub.