Tom O'Connor
UNMC to once again hold MOOC on health literacy, communication
For the second straight year, UNMC is holding a massive open online course (MOOC) on health literacy and communication for health professionals. The free, eight-week course is being offered on Coursera and provides health professionals the tools they need to improve their health literacy and communication skills. The course begins Sept. 13 and runs through […]
Aug 24, 2015
August 30 – 14th Annual Huntington's Disease Research Walk and Run, Lake Zorinsky Park, 156th & F streets. Contact Mike DeBolt for more information about the walk/run at 402-980-0554. Sept. 3 – SciFest at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Sept. 14 – Launch of the “It’s on US” campaign on how to stop […]
Aug 24, 2015
Department Profile: Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy
Chairperson: Vimla Band, Ph.D. No. of personnel in the department (faculty/staff): Faculty – 23 Post docs – 1 Staff – 18 Graduate students – 30 Master’s medical anatomy – 15 Total personnel- 87 New faculty: Tenure Track Faculty: Shannon Buckley, Ph.D., assistant professor. Dr. Buckley’s research focus is on the role of posttranslational modifications by […]
Aug 24, 2015
For the past several years, the UNMC Department of Public Relations has been creating brief one-minute videos each week for KETV (Ch. 7) in Omaha. The videos feature UNMC faculty as they answer basic questions of interest to the average viewer. The segments run on KETV’s morning newscasts on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. They also […]
Aug 24, 2015
Nebraska Medicine feature video: “Leslie’s Healing Garden”
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine announced in July that the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center will include an outdoor healing garden – Leslie’s Healing Garden – as part of its Healing Arts Program. Learn more here about this tribute by Marshall and Mona Faith to their late daughter Leslie.
Aug 24, 2015
Cincinnati pediatric surgeon named CEO for Children's Hospital & Medical Center Richarad Azizkhan, M.D., surgeon in chief and senior vice president of surgical services at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, has been named CEO for Children's Hospital & Medical Center. The appointment is effective Oct. 19. In 2007, UNMC and Nebraska Medicine implemented an affiliation […]
Aug 24, 2015
COM Student of the Month – Derek Shafer, a fourth-year medical student
College of Medicine Student of the Month – Derek Shafer, a fourth-year medical student. Editor’s Note: Each month, InterCOM will highlight a "Student of the Month" from the College of Medicine. Students will be featured for their participation in activities outside of medical school and for making a difference in the community. The goal is to recognize […]
Aug 24, 2015
UNMC spinoff company to test H1N1 vaccine in animal trial
If results positive, Prommune, Inc. could offer vaccine to pig farmers by end of year
Aug 19, 2015
Topping off ceremony recognizes major milestone in cancer center construction
$323 million project on course for completion in 2017
Aug 11, 2015
First pediatric hematologist/oncologist in Nebraska dies at age 81
Rashid Al-Rashid, M.D., was on UNMC faculty for 25 years
Jul 23, 2015
