College of Medicine
$8 million program project grant renewed for fourth cycle
UNMC research team has brought in $32 million since 1999 in studying chronic heart failure
Aug 25, 2015
![The UNMC research team (left-right) of Harold D. Schultz, Ph.D., Irving H. Zucker, Ph.D., and Kaushik P. Patel, Ph.D., has brought in $32 million over the past 16 years to study chronic heart failure.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/zuckerteam.jpg)
Education event examines new technologies
Dr. Davies challenges faculty to lead way with new tool to maximize learning.
Aug 25, 2015
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New faculty spotlight: Christie Barnes, M.D.
Dr. Barnes joins UNMC Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Aug 24, 2015
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Insights: Welcome, UNMC students
As fall semester opens, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., greets next generation of health care professionals.
Aug 24, 2015
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Huntington’s Disease Patient and Caregiver Symposium set for Aug. 28, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.
Aug 21, 2015
![On Aug. 11, a group from Project Purple and the Lincoln Marathon came to the Omaha campus for a check presentation for $52,000 to Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D. (far right). Project Purple was the sole benefactor of funds from the Lincoln Marathon. Project Purple funds pancreatic cancer research, and with funds raised at the Lincoln Marathon, the organization will be funding a fellow in Dr. Hollingsworth’s lab. From left to right, Kamiya Mehla, Ph.D., Nancy Sutton Moss, Glen Moss, Elli Zadina, Dino Verelli and Dr. Hollingsworth.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Holling0821.jpg)
Ask UNMC: Tobacco use and head and neck cancer
How is cigarette smoking and tobacco chew related to head and neck cancers? (Featuring Aru Panwar, M.D., UNMC College of Medicine)
Aug 19, 2015
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Study explores help for Alzheimer’s, dementia caregivers
Steve Bonasera, M.D., Ph.D., is collaborating with the University of California San Francisco on a strategy to reduce stress on caregivers.
Aug 19, 2015
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UNMC proposes major changes in national funding model for physician training
Also would eliminate tuition for some medical students
Aug 19, 2015
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New faculty spotlight: Brandy Clarke, Ph.D.
Service-learning experiences led Dr. Clarke to the field of early childhood.
Aug 18, 2015
![Brandy Clarke, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Brandy0817.jpg)
Dr. Bounds to ‘help tell the UNMC story’
University of Nebraska president calls UNMC “truly a world-class institution.”
Aug 18, 2015
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