College of Medicine

Leaders named in academic affairs, graduate studies

Rowen Zetterman, M.D., Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., and Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., take on new or expanded leadership roles.

Oct 30, 2017

From left, Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., Rowen Zetterman, M.D., and Kendra Schmid, Ph.D.

Strand brings large group to tour cancer center

“There are a lot of incredible things happening here,” former UNMC Board of Counselors member said.

Oct 30, 2017

Mary Bills Strand, left, with Dee Norris, center, and Judy Dougherty, two members of the group Strand brought to tour the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center this week.

BHECN receives $1.1 million grant to increase behavioral health workers

Grant will provide full tuition and laptops for 70 non-traditional students each year to become community health workers and provisionally licensed addiction counselors.

Oct 30, 2017

Nanofiber sutures may prevent surgical site infections

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D., has been awarded $1.3 million NIH grant to determine if vitamin D can produce infection-fighting peptide.

Oct 27, 2017

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D

New program offers a badge of achievement

The Service-Learning/Interprofessional Education Badge Program empowers graduate students to document important activities that advance their careers.

Oct 27, 2017

Cardiovascular medicine celebrates new endowed chairs

Three new chairs and donors were honored at recent event.

Oct 27, 2017

From left: Greg Pavlides, M.D., Ph.D., John Windle, M.D., and Samer Sayyed, M.D.

Biobank provides insights into arthritic diseases

Patient samples advance research, provide insights into arthritic diseases.

Oct 26, 2017

Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D.

Promoting your science: the art of the elevator pitch

Tips for preparing a 30-second, 60-second and five-minute summary of your research when talking to the public.

Oct 25, 2017

Vice Chancellor for Research Jennifer Larsen, M.D.

Youth violence prevention program to expand

A $315,000 grant enables the innovative program to expand to eight weeks.

Oct 25, 2017

Charity Evans, M.D.

New cancer treatment to be offered at Nebraska Medicine

The FDA recently approved a new cell-based gene therapy to treat adults with certain types of relapsed B-cell lymphoma.

Oct 24, 2017

Julie Vose, M.D., left, meets with patient Amy Cheese, right.