InterCOM

Researchers bring in $5.2 million during December

College of Medicine faculty received 24 awards representing more than $5.2 million in new funding during December.

Feb 18, 2014

Keer Sun, Ph.D.

Industry-sponsored contracts

Hani Haider, Ph.D., orthopaedic surgery, has received a contract for laboratory testing of specially coated total knee replacement systems.

Feb 18, 2014

Hani Haider Ph.D.

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center – Construction update

When it comes to constructing a $323 million facility there are many considerations.

From cabinetry hardware, to ceiling tiles, to carpeting that can withstand years of wear and tear, no detail is too small.

Feb 18, 2014

New faculty

Eight new faculty members have joined the College of Medicine, including seven assistant professors and one professor.

Feb 18, 2014

Division Profile: Internal Medicine Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy

Chief: Joe Sisson, M.D.

Division Personnel:

Faculty: 20 (17 MDs and 3 PhDs)
Trainees: 13 (9 clinical fellows, 4 post doctoral fellows)
Staff: 33

Feb 18, 2014

Joe Sisson, M.D.

Coming events

Feb. 20 – Board of Regents visit UNMC.

Feb. 28 – Farewell tea for William Burke, M.D., psychiatry, 1-3 p.m., University Tower Private Dining Room C.

March 2 – The 10th annual Walk and Roll for Disabilities, a fundraiser for the Munroe-Meyer Institute, will be held at 10:30 a.m., at Oakview Mall.

Feb 18, 2014

Med student joins program to provide surgical care to poor countries

Eric Nagengast, a UNMC medical student, is working in the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School. The program works to provide surgical care for low income countries.

Jan 24, 2014

Eric Nagengast

News briefs

The Nebraska Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation raised nearly $1.14 million in 2013 thanks in large part to combined events, new donors and increased momentum for the organization.

Jan 24, 2014

Coming events

Jan. 24 – Board of Regents meeting.
Jan. 28 – Farewell tea for Dr. Harold M. Maurer, 2-4 p.m., Truhlsen Events Center.
Feb. 20 – Board of Regents visit UNMC.

Jan 23, 2014

Body turns on amazing features to adjust to cold

By Michael Huckabee, Ph.D., professor and director of the UNMC physician assistant program. Dr. Huckabee writes a blog for the Omaha World-Herald’s LiveWell Nebraska website

Jan 23, 2014

Michael Huckabee, Ph.D.