Graduating College of Nursing Thompson Scholars honored
UNMC College of Nursing graduating seniors were honored last week for being part of the University of Nebraska at Kearney Thompson Scholars Learning Community (TSLC). The TSLC is a living/learning community for students who are awarded the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Scholarship at UNK. While the program focuses primarily on the first-year experience, it also provides services to second-year through fifth-year scholars. The TSLC staff offers academic support and individualized attention to students so that they can achieve academic success, become engaged in campus life and graduate from college.
Dr. Langenfeld honored for editorial work
Sean Langenfeld, M.D., assistant professor, surgery-general surgery, has been chosen as the 2018 recipient of the Victor W. Fazio, M.D., M.S., Award for Editorial Excellence by the Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (DC&R). The award is given to a reviewer who has demonstrated exceptional editorial work during the past year. The award recipient is chosen annually at the conclusion of the year by the DC&R editor-in-chief. The award is given to an editorial board member who has gone above and beyond.
The award will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons, which will be held May 19-23 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Dr. Fazio was chairman of colorectal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic for 33 years. He was considered one of the highest-regarded colorectal surgeons in the world, and he put together a team of surgeons that annually performed more than 5,000 surgeries. Dr. Fazio died in 2015.
Orthopaedic surgery department hosts staff appreciation event
More than 100 UNMC and Nebraska Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery faculty, residents and staff gathered April 27 for a team meeting and appreciation reception. The event recognized nurses, physician assistants, medical assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, operating room personnel, and clinic and academic staff. Faculty also shared their growth plans for each subspecialty with the group.
“It was a long overdue thank you to everyone who plays a part in the department’s success,” said Kevin Garvin, M.D., professor and chair of the UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. “Bringing together staff from all the areas that support orthopaedic surgery was a great team-building event we hope to continue.”
VA Research Week poster session to be held on May 18
There will be a poster session, to be held in conjunction with VA Research Week, from 1-3 p.m. May 18 at the Durham Research Center Atrium. The campus community and members of the general public are invited to visit with the VA researchers
VA Research Week is designed to call attention to the achievements of VA researchers and the role they play in providing high quality care for veterans and advancing medical science. Omaha VA researchers have affiliations with both medical schools in Omaha (Creighton University and UNMC), and the VA Medical Center has active partnerships with a number of other universities and colleges including the University of Nebraska at Omaha and University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Mary and Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program Spring Symposium set for May 24
The Mary and Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program Spring Symposium will be held May 24 at the Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St., Omaha. Guest speakers include individuals representing the Biological Systems Engineering Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as well as other members of the regenerative medicine faculty. Researchers will share updates on their current research, provide feedback, as well as explore possible collaborations. Reservations for the symposium are being accepted until May 21 and can be submitted here. If you intend to present a poster, please indicate so in the “notes” section of the RSVP. Poster presenters need to arrive at the venue no later than 3:15 p.m.
Registration open for 25th annual University of Nebraska Intercampus Golf Classic
Registration is underway for the 25th annual University of Nebraska Intercampus Golf Classic. The event is May 30 at Woodland Hills Golf Club in Eagle, Neb., with a 10 a.m. shotgun start.
The event is open to all employees of the four-institution University of Nebraska system. Golfers of all skill levels are welcome.
The 2018 Classic is a four-person scramble with an emphasis on fellowship, fun and interacting with new people from other institutions. The tournament committee will assign individuals into playing foursomes based on skill level. Every attempt will be made to match players from different universities within the system. Awards and pin prizes will be given for team and individual play.
The registration fee is $67 per golfer and includes an 18-hole green fee with cart, lunch buffet, team awards and pin prizes. The deadline for registration is May 21.
Great Plains Additive Manufacturing Symposium and open house May 17
The UNMC community is invited to attend the first Great Plains Additive Manufacturing Symposium and the NEAT Labs Open House on May 17 at the Scott Engineering Center on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
Symposium registration is due no later than May 12. Registration is not needed for the open house.
The Nebraska Engineering Additive Technology (NEAT) Labs offer a state-of-the-science regional hub for additive manufacturing technologies and opportunities for high-level collaborations among academia and industry. Capabilities include powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition hybrid metal additive manufacturing technologies. These systems seamlessly integrate both additive and subtractive functions that allow the part to be machined as it is being built — a capability that is imperative for creating intricate geometries such as lattice structures and complex internal cooling channels for aerospace applications. Controlled-atmosphere systems allow for processing of reactive materials.
The symposium runs from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Othmer Hall, Room 106. The open house includes a brief program and lab demonstrations from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Scott Engineering Center, Room 126 (structures bay).
For more details, and to register, click here.