College of Medicine
Remembering Dave Daughton, smoking cessation expert
Daughton, a retired pulmonary medicine researcher and international smoking cessation expert, died Dec. 5.
Dec 12, 2023
![David Daughton](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DavidDaughton121223.jpg)
Chancellor welcomed Dr. Sweasy at Thursday’s forum
Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, spoke with Joann Sweasy, PhD, new director of Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, during event.
Dec 11, 2023
![Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Joann Sweasy, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GoldSweasy113023-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Walker to step down as radiology chair
Craig Walker, MD, will step down effective Jan. 1; Matthew DeVries, MD, will be interim chair.
Dec 11, 2023
![Craig Walker, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WalkerCOM-900x600.jpg)
Medical research highlights, December 2023
The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing more than $2.6 million in new funding in October.
Dec 8, 2023
![Ken Bayles, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KenBayles100423-900x600.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Denai Gordon, MD
Dr. Gordon is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine.
Dec 5, 2023
![Denai Gordon, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DenaiGordon120523-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Khoury named to WHO Classification of Tumors leadership role
Pathology/microbiology chair named inaugural chair of World Health Organization’s WHO Classification of Tumors.
Dec 4, 2023
![Joseph Khoury, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Khoury-900x600.jpg)
New medical faculty, December 2023
Four faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in October and November.
Dec 4, 2023
![Sasmita Panda, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PandaCOM-900x600.jpg)
UNK-UNMC Rural Health Complex named for Chancellor Kristensen
The honor recognizes Kristensen’s role as a champion in building the health sciences workforce across greater Nebraska.
Dec 4, 2023
![The Rural Health Education Building is targeted for completion in late 2025 with occupancy in early 2026.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/UNK-UNMC120423-900x600.jpg)
UNMC for the record, Dec. 1, 2023
Items on the postdoctoral association, retirements, Diwali Night, a community cleanup and next week’s food vendors.
Dec 1, 2023
![Abdul Rouf Mir, a postdoctoral research associate in pathology/microbiology, was elected president of the UNMC Postdoctoral Association.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AbduRoufMir120123-900x600.jpg)
UNMC joins with Girls Inc. to showcase radiology field
More than a dozen teenagers joined a “Rad Girls” activity at the Davis Global Center.
Nov 29, 2023
![Radiology resident Liz Pruss, MD, left, served as a teacher and role model for visiting teenagers during a recent "Rad Girls" experiential educational event put on by the UNMC College of Medicine's Radiology Interest Group, UNMC's iEXCEL program and Girls Inc. Omaha.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GirlsIncRadNight112923-900x600.jpg)