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College World Series tickets available at UNMC

Proceeds from sales of ticket books benefit The Lions Club, which supports low vision programs at UNMC.

Jun 10, 2013

Forum message – we’re all on same team

On May 29 and 30, leaders from The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians and UNMC College of Medicine held a series of employee forums to provide updates on what they’ve learned so far from our engagement with Deloitte LLP, a consulting group that offers strategy recommendations on how to make a business stronger.

Jun 10, 2013

UNMC receives $245,700 for trainees in cardiovascular research

Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology receives $245,700 in grant funding from the American Heart Association.

Jun 10, 2013

Cancer Center Advisory Committee named

28 members to determine first wave of new faculty recruits and programs.

Jun 10, 2013

Regents approve Lozier name for new pharmacy building

Lozier Center for Pharmacy Sciences and Education and Center for Drug Discovery project to break ground June 13.

Jun 10, 2013

An artist's rendering of the Lozier Center for Pharmacy Sciences and Education and Center for Drug Discovery.

Dr. Maurer agrees to extend his term as chancellor

University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken has asked UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. to remain in his current role while the university’s search for his successor wraps up.

Jun 10, 2013

New bone lab puts UNMC on national map

The otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) department opened its new, education-focused bone lab – a larger, state-of-the-art facility.

Jun 10, 2013

Swanson Hall swan song

Kathy Dougherty moved slowly down the dim first-floor corridor of Swanson Hall, cane in one hand, peering into empty rooms. The medical transcriptionist, who began her career in the building in 1962 when it was Children’s Memorial Hospital, who still works for Children’s Hospital & Medical Center today, had come to say good-bye.

Jun 10, 2013

Coming Events

June 11 – Gary Susser, a trial attorney and vocal activist supporting stem cell research, will present at the Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Susser, who appeared with his wife, Judith, on “60 Minutes,” will discuss how he and his wife exposed the dangers of stem cells […]

Jun 10, 2013

News Briefs

Barb Bayer, a nurse practitioner in psychiatry, spoke to the Fremont Area Alzheimer's Support Group on May 29. She talked about the potential causes of Alzheimer's disease and the progression of cognitive changes. She also discussed the behavioral symptoms of the Alzheimer's patient and how this all affects the relationship between the patient and their […]

Jun 10, 2013