Tom O'Connor
UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 27-28
24-hour ice skating event – now in its 7th year at UNMC – has raised more than $155,000
Jan 9, 2017
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UNMC part of consortium looking for new treatments for cardiovascular diseases
7 universities involved including UCLA, Caltech, Harvard, Oxford
Dec 28, 2016
![Irving H. Zucker, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Zucker_sm.jpg)
Dr. Tammy Kielian named UNMC Scientist Laureate
Stanton, Neb., native is 11th scientist to receive UNMC’s most prestigious research award
Dec 20, 2016
![Tammy Kielian, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Kielianheadshot2015.jpg)
The redesign of the College of Medicine curriculum is moving full speed ahead with implementation slated for the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year.
Dec 15, 2016
![Members of the College of Medicine curriculum redesign team had a cake party on Nov. 30 to celebrate their progress.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/COMcurriculumredesign.jpg)
Among more than $10.1 million in new findings is a grant for more than $1.6 million to Jessica Snowden, M.D.
Dec 15, 2016
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Audrey Paulman, M.D., clinical professor of family medicine, has been named editor of the Physicians Bulletin
Dec 15, 2016
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January includes such events as the Martin Luther King Day celebration on the 16th and the Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s Research on the 27th and 28th.
Dec 12, 2016
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COM student of the month — meet Michael Blaha, second-year medical student
Michael Blaha, a second-year medical student, loves to camp and lived for a year at a biological station in Florida while studying rare endemic plants
Dec 12, 2016
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Lauritzen Outpatient Center and Fritch Surgery Center created with the patient experience in mind.
Dec 12, 2016
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