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College of Medicine

Meet ice bowling ball candidates Melanie Stewart, Dr. Myron Toews

Get to know our human ice bowling ball candidates Melanie Stewart and Myron Toews, Ph.D.

Jan 24, 2012

Spotlight on new faculty – Meet Michael Moulton, M.D.

Michael Moulton, M.D., professor and chief of cardiothoracic surgery, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Jan 24, 2012

Take an interactive look at the proposed cancer center

Check out a great interactive graphic of the proposed new cancer center from the Omaha World-Herald.

Jan 19, 2012

UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center Unveil Plans for a New Cancer Center

New center would elevate Nebraska’s role in cancer care and research

Jan 19, 2012

Plans unveiled for new cancer center

Preliminary plans for a new cancer center at the medical center’s Omaha campus were announced today by leaders from UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center. The project is the largest ever proposed for the medical center.

Jan 18, 2012

Bike for Sight to provide vision relief in Haiti

Two years ago today a massive earthquake struck Haiti, which caused a powerful and unprecedented relief response at UNMC. Today UNMC employees are presented with another opportunity to help people in the island nation.

Jan 12, 2012

Dr. Kang lands fiction deal with Penguin, credits Seven Doctors Project

When Lydia Kang, M.D., joined the Seven Doctors Project in 2008, she thought she could get some help with some poetry she had written.

Jan 10, 2012

Events to highlight med student mental health

Mental health issues are prevalent among medical students. A series of campus events scheduled for this week — Medical Student Mental Health Week — aim to raise awareness of these issues and of the support available to cope with them.

Jan 9, 2012

Reenforcement on the front lines of mental health

It’s estimated that more than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary care level and that percentage jumps considerably in rural areas where there often are no mental health practitioners for hundreds of miles.

Jan 6, 2012

Student spotlight – Jacob Peterson

Today we meet Jacob Peterson, a first-year medical student.

Jan 6, 2012