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A message from the dean
The launching of the Nebraska Medicine name in October represented an historic event for our medical center. After months of calling it the “clinical enterprise,” we finally have an identity – a powerful name that reflects our deep Nebraska roots and our mission to improve the human condition.
Oct 30, 2014
UNMC study in JAMA finds old drug still reliable, safe in treating Staph
A University of Nebraska Medical Center research team has determined that a longtime antibiotic, vancomycin, is still effective in treating Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections and that physicians should continue to use the drug even though several newer antibiotics are now available in the marketplace.
Oct 30, 2014
Dr. O’Dell receives prestigious arthritis award
James O’Dell, M.D., a national leader in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, recently received the 2014 Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize for Research in Arthritis. The award, bestowed by the Arthritis Foundation, recognizes team science in action that will lead to a faster cure for arthritis and related diseases.
Oct 30, 2014
UNMC researcher heads $3.3 million national study in rare pediatric diseases
University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher, William Rizzo, M.D., has received a five-year, $3.3 million grant to study 10 rare diseases that affect children beginning in infancy or early childhood and throughout their life.
Oct 30, 2014
Emergency department sees millionth patient
The merger 17 years ago that brought together UNMC’s University Hospital and Bishop Clarkson Regional Medical Center created a new kind of hospital — one with deep roots in the community, a background in internationally acclaimed research and a focus on treating the sickest and most critically ill patients in the region.
Sep 29, 2014
Employee input sought on parking, transportation survey
The Transportation & Parking Committee is requesting the med center community’s input through participation in a transportation and parking survey, which will be e-mailed later today to all UNMC/clinical enterprise faculty, staff and students.
Sep 29, 2014
Clinical leaders named for digestive disease, kidney services
David W. Mercer, M.D., senior vice president of medical services for the clinical enterprise and chair of the UNMC Department of Surgery, and Cory Shaw, senior vice president of the system provider network, have announced leadership positions for digestive disease and kidney services in the clinical enterprise.
Sep 29, 2014
Free Oct. 11 health, wellness event to feature new views on exercise, physiology
The Nebraska Physiological Society invites the public to attend a free health event on Oct. 11 including a talk by best-selling author and former Sports Illustrated investigative journalist, David Epstein. The event will be held in UNMC’s Durham Research Center from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sep 29, 2014
News briefs
The staircase in the McGoogan Library of Medicine was recently cited as one of 13 sensational staircases by the website Gizmodo. A photograph of the library staircase was submitted by Teri Hartman, associate professor in the McGoogan Library of Medicine. View the 13 sensational staircases.
Sep 29, 2014
Remembering Doug Dalke, M.D.
Doug Dalke, M.D., a 1982 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine, died tragically on Sept. 22 when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a drunk driver.
Sep 29, 2014