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Nanofiber sutures may prevent surgical site infections

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D., has been awarded $1.3 million NIH grant to determine if vitamin D can produce infection-fighting peptide.

Oct 27, 2017

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D

Time out with T.O. – Happy 100th!

University Hospital (now University Tower) celebrates milestone.

Oct 19, 2017

Robert Wigton, M.D., professor of internal medicine and the "unofficial historian" of the medical center, discusses the evolution of University Hospital.

Cattlemen’s Ball raises nearly $1 million

Majority of the proceeds go to cancer research at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Oct 17, 2017

Organizers and hosts of the 2017 Cattlemen's Ball recently presented a $904,000 check to Dr. Kenneth Cowan of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. From left: Don and Deb Cantrell; Jeff and Karen Evans; Jeff Johnson, host; Dr. Cowan; Lisa Johnson, host; and Cindy and Jim Duncan. Photo courtesy of Becky Finney

Interim directors for continuing education named

Brenda Ram, Lisa Bally split duties between educational programming and business administration.

Oct 16, 2017

Brenda Ram, left, and Lisa Bally have been named interim directors of the Center for Continuing Education in the UNMC College of Medicine.

Regents approve creation of department of neurosurgery

Department will build upon success of region’s premier neurosurgery program.

Oct 6, 2017

Ken Follett, M.D., Ph.D., UNMC's current division chief of neurosurgery, plans to step down in 2018 and return to being a full-time neurosurgery faculty member.

UNMC hosts international study on orthostatic tremor

Movement disorder makes people feel like they are going to fall down when they are standing.

Sep 29, 2017

Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D.

Dr. Sparks to step down as chair of pediatrics

John W. Sparks, M.D., will remain in post until successor is identified.

Sep 29, 2017

John W. Sparks, M.D.

Journal highlights med center GME funding model

Effort cited as template for other academic medical centers, clinical enterprises.

Sep 22, 2017

Members of the GME Finance and Workforce Committee included: Front row (left-right) Jean Simonson, M.D., anesthesiology; Vicki Hamm, graduate medical education administrator; Whitney Goldner, M.D., internal medicine - diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism; and Kimberly Jarzynka, M.D., family medicine; back row - Matt DeVries, M.D., radiology; Michael Wadman, M.D., emergency medicine; Chad Vokoun, M.D., internal medicine - general medicine; and Chandra Are, M.D., surgical oncology. Other committee members missing from the photo were: Mike McGlade, senior associate dean for administration, College of Medicine; Jennifer Parker, M.D., internal medicine - general medicine; and Geoffrey Talmon, M.D., pathology and microbiology.

Time out with T.O. – Getting a facelift at 98

Central Utilities Plant getting new look.

Sep 20, 2017

Darren Dageforde and the Central Utilities Plant.

Device may protect against long-term recurrent stroke

UNMC one of 69 study sites for research featured in New England Journal of Medicine.

Sep 15, 2017

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