Ryan Shaw
UNMC researcher plays key role in study featured Nature journal
By successfully creating a high quality genome of the rhesus macaque monkey, a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher played a significant role in a study that appears in this week’s issue of the prestigious science journal Nature. The study in Nature determined that treating rhesus macaques that have SIV – the simian equivalent of HIV – with interventions that alter inflammatory responses can have dual effects on the development of disease.
Jul 28, 2014
UNMC, UNL receive $1.4 million U.S. Army grant to continue robotic surgery work
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Army to continue work on robotic telesurgery research.
Jul 28, 2014
$10 million telehealth grant awarded to Med Center
For many patients, being diabetic can come with a laundry list of medical complications, many of which require repeated trips to the emergency room or extended stays in the hospital to remedy. And the cost of treating diabetes is staggering.
Jul 28, 2014
Anesthesiology department announces new divisions
To better focus its resources and ability to support the clinical enterprise, the acute care program and the cardiovascular program, the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology has formed two new divisions within the department, Chairman Steven Lisco, M.D., announced. The Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology will be led by Tara Brakke, M.D., and the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care will be led by Daniel Johnson, M.D., Dr. Lisco said.
Jul 28, 2014
Regents appoint Med Center Development Board of Directors
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has approved the appointment of seven individuals to oversee development projects near UNMC.
Jul 28, 2014
Nebraska Medical Center named top hospital in state
There is much to celebrate in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings. The Nebraska Medical Center has been ranked nationally at 36 for cancer care, the highest we’ve placed in this specialty. U.S. News & World Report surveyed nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide to come up with this year’s list of Best Hospitals. For 2014-15, U.S. News evaluated hospitals in 16 adult specialties and ranked the top 50 in most of the specialties. Just 3 percent of the hospitals analyzed for Best Hospitals earned national ranking in even one specialty.
Jul 28, 2014
Former UNMC Chancellor Robert Sparks, M.D., dies
Robert Sparks, M.D., the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s second chancellor (1972-1976), died Tuesday, July 1, in California following several months of declining health. He was 82. An accomplished speaker in the fields of internal medicine, gastroenterology, alcohol and drug addictions and health planning policy, Dr. Sparks also held the position of vice president of the University of Nebraska system.
Jul 28, 2014
Physician Leadership Academy graduates recognized
Twenty-two physicians recently completed the Physician Leadership Academy. It was established in 2004 to fulfill the need to develop physicians as leaders and to provide educational opportunities for subjects not offered in their medical curriculum.
Jul 28, 2014
St. Baldrick’s Foundation raises $6,500 for pediatric cancer research
“Shave-a-thon” veterans Drs. Don Coulter and Bruce Gordon strike a silly pose after having their heads shaved for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. This year’s event raised more than $6,500 for pediatric cancer research. In a lifetime, an average person will grow 590 miles of hair. We lose 40-100 hairs each day, so why not give it all up temporarily in the name of cancer research? That’s the message from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the country’s largest volunteer-supported fundraiser for pediatric cancer research.
Jul 28, 2014
Time out with T.O. – A birthday to remember
Few names resonate more on the UNMC campus than the name Grissom. It began with Robert Grissom, M.D., who joined UNMC in 1953 as chairman of the internal medicine department and as one of four original full-time clinical faculty members.
Jul 28, 2014
