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Wigton Heritage Center will be a transformational gathering place on the UNMC campus
Jul 23, 2019
![Robert Wigton, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Wigton1.jpg)
Time out with T.O. – The teacher
Emergency medicine residency program director is recognized for her contributions to UNMC’s graduate medical education
Jul 23, 2019
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UNMC receives $3.7 million grant to address shortage of geriatricians
By 2025, an estimated deficit of 27,000 geriatricians will affect baby boomers
Jul 22, 2019
![Jane Potter, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JanePotter.jpg)
Dr. Harris Frankel honored by national publication, while other UNMC faculty gaining notoriety this month include Drs. Kelly Caverzagie, Sharon Hammer and Jasmine Marcelin.
Jul 17, 2019
![Harris Frankel, MD, was recognized for the fourth consecutive year by Becker's Hospital Review in its top 100 hospital and health system chief medical officers.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Frankel.jpg)
A total of 58 new faculty members have joined the College of Medicine. The new faculty members include one professor/department chair, two associate professors, 30 assistant professors and 25 instructors.
Jul 17, 2019
![Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, is professor and chair of the UNMC Department of Neurosurgery.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AvivaAbosch1.jpg)
Opening ceremony for the House Officers Wellness Lounge on July 23 will mark major enhancement of clinical learning environment at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine.
Jul 17, 2019
![The UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus is invited to attend the opening ceremony for the House Officers Wellness Lounge at 5 p.m. on July 23 in the Yanney Conference Room on the first floor of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HOWLRendering1.png)
Ask UNMC Sarah Holstein, MD, PhD, discusses what the symptoms of multiple myeloma are. Watch video Nebraska Medicine video Surviving a Stroke: Penny’s Story
Jul 16, 2019
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Third-year medical student has a passion for running, music and video games.
Jul 16, 2019
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College of Medicine faculty bring in 17 grants totaling $3.5 million in new research funding
Jul 16, 2019
![The UNMC team members trying to design better stents include: Front row (left to right) Alireza Karimi, Ph.D., Julia lee, Yiannis Chatzizisis, M.D., Ph.D., and Natalia Georgantzoglou, M.D. Back row - Shijia Zhao, Ph.D., Mohammed Riaz Ur Rehman, Martin Liu, M.D., Ph.D., and Wei Wu, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/StentTeam.jpg)
Longtime convenience store employee in Sorrell Center helps people in need of food, caffeine
Jul 16, 2019
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