Tom O'Connor
UNMC psychiatrist honored for his work with people with intellectual, developmental disabilities
Oct 26, 2016
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Department Profile — Department of Pediatrics
Fourteen new faculty hired in last year with seven more slated to begin in 2017
Oct 26, 2016
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$20 million research grant is largest ever for UNMC
Will focus on clinical/translational research, developing early career researchers into independent scientists
Oct 25, 2016
![Some of the steering committee members of the Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network include: (left-right) Ted Mikuls, M.D., Ann Fruhling, Ph.D., Ashok Mudgapalli, Ph.D., Fang Yu, Ph.D., Jim McClay, M.D., Matt Rizzo, M.D., Mary Cramer, Ph.D., Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D., Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., and Karla Klaus. NOTE: Dr. Fruhling is from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. All others in the photo are from UNMC. Those UNMC steering committee members missing from the photo are: Paul Estabrooks, Ph.D., Lani (Chi Chi) Zimmerman, Ph.D., Jane Meza, Ph.D., and Babu Guda, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IDeA_CTR_Group_Photo_1024.jpg)
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
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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.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/BillRuthScott4.jpg)
UNMC solicits comments for upcoming reaccreditation
Comments must be received by Oct. 28
Oct 3, 2016
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Carstens to assume new role; Layne named manager of simulation operations
Two key roles in simulation program announced
Sep 30, 2016
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Use online system to plan your flu shot
Free flu vaccinations for employees run through Dec. 8
Sep 29, 2016
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Cattlemen’s Ball raises more than $800,000
Event has raised nearly $13 million over the past 19 years
Sep 27, 2016
![This year's Cattlemen's Ball of Nebraska, which took place at the Lienetics Ranch near Princeton, Neb., raised $805,000 to go toward the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. Left to right are Cattlemen's Ball Chairmen Will and Tory Kerns and Jane Green, Dr. Ken Cowan, 2016 Cattlemen's Ball hosts Trevor and Torri Lienemann, and Chairmen DaNay and Tim Kalkowski.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CB2016.jpg)