College of Medicine
New faculty spotlight: Arun Swaminathan, M.B.B.S.
Dr. Swaminathan, an expert on epilepsy, joins the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.
Aug 9, 2018
![Arun Swaminathan, M.B.B.S.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Swaminathan0808.jpg)
Drs. Gold, Sitorius to appear on RFD-TV Monday
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., and UNMC Family Medicine Chairman Mike Sitorius, M.D., will discuss the future of rural health care.
Aug 9, 2018
![Mike Sitorius, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sitorius01311.jpg)
Former UNMC faculty member named Nebraska Medicine CEO
The native Nebraskan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry and microbiology from Iowa State University and his medical degree with distinction from UNMC.
Aug 8, 2018
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New faculty spotlight: Arthur Kornitsky, D.O.
Dr. Kornitsky is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine.
Aug 8, 2018
![Arthur Kornitsky, D.O.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Kornitsky0808.jpg)
UNMC solves big data problem in EHRs
Scott Campbell, Ph.D., and Jim Campbell, M.D., develop system to codify and name the multitude of facts that come from cancer gene testing.
Aug 7, 2018
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UNMC’s $135 million in research funding sets record, again
Increase in number of grants, number of unique principal investigators, average size of grants, and number of large (center) grants.
Aug 6, 2018
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UNMC seeks volunteers for research registry
Participants will be asked to participate in mind/brain health research.
Aug 6, 2018
![Matthew Rizzo, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rizzo0117.jpg)
Dr. Muelleman elected president of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.
Aug 3, 2018
![Robert Muelleman, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Muell0917.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Steven Poertner, M.D.
Dr. Poertner is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine.
Aug 2, 2018
![Steven Poertner, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Poertner0802.jpg)
Wilcox says she’s part of the family in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine.
Aug 2, 2018
![Frauke Wilcox](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wilcox0802.jpg)