College of Medicine
New faculty spotlight: Erica Schmidt, Ph.D.
Dr. Schmidt is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences and a clinical neuropsychologist at Nebraska Medicine.
Oct 24, 2019
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Dave O’Dell, M.D. to receive two major national awards
Dr. O’Dell will receive the awards at the ACP’s 2020 meeting next April in Los Angeles.
Oct 24, 2019
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History Nebraska board tours UNMC
State history group learned more about Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center during tour.
Oct 24, 2019
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ER rates rise for dementia patients with depressed caregivers
UNMC-UCSF study shows depression in caregivers associated with more emergency department visits for dementia patients.
Oct 23, 2019
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Caregiver depression results in more ER visits for patients they care for
Among the 663 caregivers — 84 (12.7%) had depression when the study started. Emergency room use was higher among those whose caregivers had depression, versus those who did not have depression.
Oct 23, 2019
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Dave O’Dell, M.D. to receive two major national awards
Dr. O’Dell to be honored for excellence in teaching, practice by the American College of Physicians.
Oct 23, 2019
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Cannabis in Colorado is topic of Science Cafe
Matthew Garlinghouse, Ph.D., is the featured speaker on Nov. 5.
Oct 23, 2019
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UNMC Alumni Association announces annual award recipients
Awards were presented by alumni councils representing the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy and the Graduate Studies Program.
Oct 22, 2019
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Next-generation stent graft in development
$3 million grant awarded to UNO/UNMC researchers.
Oct 21, 2019
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