College of Medicine

Looking at U: Jessica Cole

Office associate works with administrative team to provide effective organization, communication and planning.

Dec 26, 2019

Jessica Cole and Brian

Student group brings music to med center

Doc’Apella will perform at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center today.

Dec 20, 2019

Members of the UNMC student group Doc'Apella, which will be performing today at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. Back row from left, Mariel Kean, Sarah Hotovy, Sierra Garth, Kara Lung, Enakshi Roy, Wyatt Anderson and Luke Witte. Front row, from left, Sara German, Opeoluwa Oyewole, Laura Newton and Carlos Vera-Esquivel.

Dr. Cowan named Fred and Pamela Buffett Presidential Chair

The Presidential Chair Award is the highest academic honor the university can bestow on a faculty member.

Dec 19, 2019

From left, Interim University of Nebraska President Susan Fritz, Ph.D., Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., Pamela Buffett, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

Platelet donations needed during holiday season

Nebraska Community Blood Bank is hosting a platelet donation drive Dec. 24 through Jan. 4.

Dec 19, 2019

Heather Lawson and her daughter, Kailey, visit the Nebraska Community Blood Bank. During Kailey's tumor removal surgery, she required quite a few units of blood, as well as needing blood and platelets multiple times throughout the duration of her cancer treatment. The Lawsons are grateful for those who donate blood and platelets that help patients such as Kailey.

Ron Krueger, M.D., receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Director of the Truhlsen Eye Institute honored by the International Society of Refractive Surgery.

Dec 18, 2019

From left, Ronald Krueger, M.D., the McGaw Professor and chairman of the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Truhlsen Eye Institute, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

349 UNMC students to receive diplomas at Dec. 20 commencement ceremony

The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in the Witherspoon Concert Hall at the Joslyn Art Museum.

Dec 16, 2019

Jordan Cohen, M.D., to receive honorary doctor degree

For 12 years, he headed national organization for academic medical centers

Dec 16, 2019

Same-day flu treatment clinics available

Clinics will provide better alternative for patients than going to the emergency room.

Dec 12, 2019

Clinical Trial Spotlight: HIV and cognition

UNMC investigators seeking participants for two studies.

Dec 12, 2019

The magnetoencephalography (MEG) laboratory

Time out with T.O. – A breakthrough for cystic fibrosis

New drug is credited for increasing lung function.

Dec 11, 2019

Members of the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine team providing clinical care to cystic fibrosis patients include: Front Row (left-right) - Jill Rollins, Heidi Klasna, Meilinh Thi, D.O., Jill Fliege and Stacy Millikan; Middle Row - Janelle Sorensen, Sandy Wahl, Cristine Batten and Jennifer Rounds; Back Row - Peter J. Murphy, M.D., John Dickinson, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph Poler, Psy.D., Molly Stirek and Laura Romero.