College of Medicine

Dr. Chang offering minimally invasive robotic surgery

Fellowship helps bring innovative surgical technique to med center

Dec 30, 2016

Estelle Chang, M.D.

Digitization makes UNMC history more accessible

McGoogan Library staff working to digitize historical documents for easier access.

Dec 29, 2016

UNMC part of consortium looking for new treatments for cardiovascular diseases

7 universities involved including UCLA, Caltech, Harvard, Oxford

Dec 28, 2016

Irving H. Zucker, Ph.D.

3D printer helps eye surgeon develop prototype tool

Donny Suh, M.D., teams with UNMC Makers in collaborative effort.

Dec 28, 2016

Donny Suh, M.D.

Grant will fund study of meth neurotoxicity

Sowmya Yelamanchili, Ph.D., was awarded a $1.7 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health for study.

Dec 27, 2016

Sowmya Yelamanchili, Ph.D.

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Dec 23, 2016

UNMC, UNO form new institute to help start-ups succeed

UNeTech facility at 3929 Harney St. will provide affordable space in 3-level, 5,000-sq.-ft. building

Dec 22, 2016

New faculty spotlight: Marwa Hegagi, M.D.

Dr. Hegagi enjoys the challenges of internal medicine.

Dec 20, 2016

Marwa Hegagi, M.D.

Dedication held for Lauritzen Outpatient Center

Med center, community leaders turn out for event.

Dec 20, 2016

Dignitaries participating in Saturday's ribbon cutting ceremony (left-right) included: Jeffrey P. Gold, UNMC chancellor; Charles Fritch, M.D., and his wife, Judy, donors; Daniel DeBehnke, M.D., M.B.A., CEO of Nebraska Medicine; Bob Whitehouse, University of Nebraska Board of Regents; Bill and Ruth Scott, donors ; Stan Truhlsen, M.D., donor; James Canedy, M.D., president and CEO, Clarkson Regional Health Services Inc.; and Bruce Lauritzen, donor and chairman of the board of First National Bank of Omaha.

3D printer helps UNMC/Children’s eye surgeon develop prototype eye surgery tool

Dr. Suh has discovered how useful 3D printing is for improving medical instruments used in surgery to repair Strabismus, a condition in which the eyes cross from misaligned eye muscles.

Dec 20, 2016