InterCOM
Second Ebola patient released
UNMC’s second Ebola patient, Ashoka Mukpo, was released from the Biocontainment Unit Wednesday after multiple tests confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that he was free of Ebola.
Oct 30, 2014
Ebola is topic of Nov. 4 Omaha Science Cafe
Ali S. Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, will give an overview of Ebola at the next Omaha Science Cafe to be held at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4 at the Slowdown, 729, N. 14th St.
Oct 30, 2014
Storm chaser, Reed Timmer, to headline 2015 Nebraska Science Festival
Meteorologist and extreme storm chaser Reed Timmer — among the few to ever document both an F5 tornado and the most devastating hurricane in U.S. history — will headline the 2015 Nebraska Science Festival on April 10.
Oct 30, 2014
Runco, cystic fibrosis care team recognized
Lisa Runco, executive director digestive disease and kidney services and cardiovascular services for Nebraska Medicine, was honored by the Nebraska Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at its Breath of Hope event on Oct. 16. Runco received the Barry Zoob Breath of Life Award. In addition, the care team for the Nebraska Regional Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Center through UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center was recognized.
Oct 30, 2014
Drs. Florescu, MacTaggart receive Innovation Awards
Marius Florescu, M.D., took home the 2014 Emerging Inventor Award, while Jason MacTaggart, M.D., received the Most Promising New Invention Award during UNeMed’s eighth annual Innovation Awards ceremony.
Oct 30, 2014
UNMC physicians participate in Community Internship Program
Harris Frankel, M.D., neurological sciences, and Paul Paulman, M.D., family medicine, participated in the Community Internship Program through the Metro Omaha Medical Society.
Oct 30, 2014
Research Highlights
The following 16 awards representing nearly $5.5 million in new funding were awarded to the College of Medicine Faculty during the month of August.
Oct 30, 2014
COM Student of the Month – Gage Rensch, first-year medical student
Each month, InterCOM will highlight a “Student of the Month” from the College of Medicine. Students will be featured for their participation in activities outside of medical school and for making a difference in the community. The goal is to recognize students for what they are doing and to encourage other students to get involved in the community. After all, medical school should be much more than studying.
Oct 30, 2014
Five Things to Scream About
What is it about a high-pitched, blood-curdling scream that chills us to the bone? In this season of frights and scares, the shriek carries lots of messages.
Oct 30, 2014
UNMC now shares logo with hospital partner, Nebraska Medicine
The Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center and UNMC Physicians – once three separate but interconnected organizations – are now one operating under one name: Nebraska Medicine.
Oct 30, 2014
