Inside UNMC

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center gains international partner

Sister institution agreement with Hubei Cancer Hospital is 2nd one with Chinese hospital

Dec 1, 2016

Attendees at the Nov. 14 signing ceremony included: Front row (left-right) - UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. and Shaozhong Wei, M.D., Ph.D., president of Hubei Cancer Hospital; Back row - Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; Deb Thomas, vice chancellor for business and finance; Huiting Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Jun-qui Yue, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, Ph.D., associate dean for academic programs, UNMC College of Nursing; Li-Wu Chen, Ph.D., professor and chair, UNMC College of Public Health Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Steven Hinrichs, M.D., professor and chair, UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology; and Kai Fu, M.D., Ph.D., director of UNMC Office of International Relations.

Center and library floor named after current UNMC faculty

Recognition given to Drs. James Armitage and Robert Wigton

Nov 18, 2016

James Armitage, M.D.

UNMC ice skating rink to open Nov. 26

This year, the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s event will begin on Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. and end Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.

Nov 15, 2016

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine awarded $20 million to develop national training center

Center to be located in iEXCEL facility that will soon be built on UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus

Oct 28, 2016

Here's a rendering of the iEXCEL facility that will soon be constructed on the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus. The new training facility will be located on the first floor of this building.

UNMC to hold grand opening Monday for expanded, renovated fitness center

$6 million project will be a ‘game changer’ for UNMC students, faculty, employees

Oct 7, 2016

Omaha philanthropists Bill and Ruth Scott were the lead donors on the renovation/expansion of the UNMC Center for Healthy Living.

Fitness is important to former Husker football player who was paralyzed in 1990

Strength and fitness facility will continue to be named in honor of Tom Heiser, M.D., former Husker football player who suffered paralyzing injury in 1990

Oct 7, 2016

Tom Heiser, M.D.

Board of Regents approves two allied health measures for UNMC

New department created, master’s program established in teaching, technology

Sep 26, 2016

Kyle Meyer, Ph.D.

Dr. Wadman named chair of emergency medicine for UNMC/Nebraska Medicine

Has been key figure in emergency medicine program for more than 20 years

Sep 14, 2016

Michael Wadman, M.D.

Longtime UNMC College of Pharmacy faculty member dies at age 67

Peter Gwilt, Ph.D., remembered for gentle manner, wit, teaching, mentorship

Aug 5, 2016

Peter Gwilt, Ph.D.