InterCOM
Student of the Month – Hugh Hiller, second-year medical student
Each month, InterCOM will highlight a “Student of the Month” from the College of Medicine.
Dec 17, 2014
UNMC tabs Aileen Warren as director of human resources
Aileen Warren has been named assistant vice chancellor for business and finance and director of human resources for the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dec 17, 2014
Changing the color of holiday blues
Sometimes this time of year turns us off a bit. We lack the enthusiasm others have around us. In this otherwise season of happiness, we’re preoccupied with thoughts of people we miss, whether by death, distance or disappointment. We feel sad that things are not what they used to be. We’re not interested in singing carols, shopping for presents, or otherwise cavorting in holiday festivities. That’s the holiday blues.
Dec 17, 2014
Brey named director of internal audit
Barbara Brey has been named to the newly created position of director of internal audit.
Dec 17, 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 […]
Dec 17, 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 22, 2014
Researchers to tackle barriers of electronic health records with $2.5 grant
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a $2.5 million grant to make the electronic health record (EHR) more useful for health professionals and safer for patients.
Nov 21, 2014
UNMC studying new drug for people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is participating in a new, national, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) clinical research study evaluating the potential benefits of an investigational medicine when taken by people with mild-to-moderate AD who are already being treated with donepezil (Aricept).
Nov 21, 2014
Fred Paustian, M.D., pioneering gastroenterologist at UNMC, dies at age 87
Fred Paustian, M.D., a pioneering physician in gastroenterology who helped build UNMC into the powerhouse that it is today, died Nov. 5 in Omaha after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 87.
Nov 21, 2014
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