InterCOM
Ice rink to open Nov. 28
UNMC will open the ice skating rink on Nov. 28, and it will remain in operation through Jan. 31.
Nov 21, 2014
Spotlight Videos
For the past several years, the UNMC Department of Public Relations has been creating brief one-minute videos each week for KETV (Ch. 7) in Omaha. The videos feature UNMC faculty as they answer basic questions of interest to the average viewer. The segments run on KETV’s morning newscasts on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. They also are distributed to other Nebraska TV and radio stations after they air on Ch. 7.
Nov 21, 2014
COM Student of the Month – Andrea Langeveld, third-year medical
Andrea Langeveld was born in Ohio but grew up in Utah. Growing up, she wanted to be a teacher or writer, and it wasn’t until high school that she discovered her love of science.
Nov 21, 2014
Dr. Gold testifies before Congress on Ebola
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., testified before a U.S. congressional committee outlining proposals for expansion of the medical center’s role in fighting Ebola and other infectious diseases.
Nov 20, 2014
Heroic efforts couldn’t alter Ebola outcome
Martin Salia, M.D., passed away despite what UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., described as “truly heroic efforts” on the part of his health care team at Nebraska Medicine-Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC.
Nov 18, 2014
Researchers to tackle barriers of electronic health records with $2.5 grant
Goal is to make the electronic health record more useful for health professionals, safer for patients.
Nov 18, 2014
UNMC studying new drug for people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease
One of 50 U.S. centers participating in NOBLE Study
Nov 10, 2014
Campaign for Nebraska tops $1.8 billion
The University of Nebraska and University of Nebraska Foundation announced Oct. 27 that the Campaign for Nebraska: Unlimited Possibilities, which concludes Dec. 31, has raised more than $1.8 billion for the University of Nebraska.
Oct 30, 2014
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
