Ryan Shaw

Benefits of new cancer center to spread across the state

The saying goes, ‘A rising tide lifts all boats.’ So it is with UNMC’s upcoming new cancer center campus.

Apr 1, 2013

Mehmet Sitki Copur, M.D., medical director of the St. Francis Cancer Center, Grand Island, Neb., with a cancer patient.

Ideas + Goals = Results. Dr. Maurer’s 15 years at the helm of UNMC

Harold M. Maurer, M.D., now stepping into a new role after having served as UNMC’s chancellor since 1998, is driven by ideas.

Apr 1, 2013

UNMC develops library for researchers of staph infections

Has been used by scientists from 85 laboratories and 12 countries.

Mar 4, 2013

UNMC Genome Engineering Core Facility launches new gene editing service – TALENs

Only two other universities offer service currently.

Mar 4, 2013

Nominations sought for AAMC council

UNMC must fill two slots by April 1.

Mar 4, 2013

COM Student of the Month – Chelsea Navarrette, fourth-year student

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.

Mar 4, 2013

Chancellor search proceeding on schedule

The search for the next UNMC chancellor is on schedule, said Jim Linder, M.D., search committee chair. Dr. Linder leads a 13-person search committee, which is supported by Isaacson, Miller, a leading search firm with extensive health science center experience. “Working with the committee, the campus administration and our consultants has been smooth and effective,” […]

Mar 4, 2013

Research Highlights

Here are some of the key research awards received by College of Medicine faculty during January.

Mar 4, 2013

Briefs

Dele Davies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies, has been named to the board of governors for the Joslyn Art Museum. Matt Zimmerman, Ph.D., cellular/integrative physiology, has been elected a member of the American Heart Association – Omaha board of directors. Over the past 5 years, the AHA has supported […]

Mar 4, 2013

Visually impaired grandmother gets driver’s license

Thanks to the Weigel Williamson Center. “I got my driver’s license,” Peggy Campbell exclaimed into the phone.

Mar 4, 2013

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