College of Pharmacy

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center gains international partner

Sister institution agreement with Hubei Cancer Hospital is 2nd one with Chinese hospital

Dec 1, 2016

Attendees at the Nov. 14 signing ceremony included: Front row (left-right) - UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. and Shaozhong Wei, M.D., Ph.D., president of Hubei Cancer Hospital; Back row - Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; Deb Thomas, vice chancellor for business and finance; Huiting Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Jun-qui Yue, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, Ph.D., associate dean for academic programs, UNMC College of Nursing; Li-Wu Chen, Ph.D., professor and chair, UNMC College of Public Health Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Steven Hinrichs, M.D., professor and chair, UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology; and Kai Fu, M.D., Ph.D., director of UNMC Office of International Relations.

Dr. Jane Meza to assume interim leadership role for global engagement

Will lead international efforts for UNMC, UNO, Nebraska Medicine

Nov 22, 2016

Jane Meza, Ph.D.

Dr. Vetro aims to improve treatment for cancer patients

Joseph Vetro, Ph.D., hopes startup company can bring practical application to promising research.

Nov 18, 2016

Summer program expands to cover more professions

UNMC one of only 13 schools to host expanded Summer Health Professions Education Program.

Nov 9, 2016

UNMC, community health providers aid transitioning

Two-year, $100,000 grant will help develop model focusing on older patients being transitioned from hospitals.

Nov 4, 2016

For pharmacy’s Dr. Knoell, a homecoming

Fremont native, University of Nebraska-Lincoln grad, returns to Nebraska to become UNMC’s chair of pharmacy practice.

Nov 2, 2016

UNMC seeks volunteers for research registry

Participants will be asked to participate in mind/brain health research

Nov 1, 2016

Matthew Rizzo, M.D.

Nominations for Student Impact Award now open

The Student Senate Student Impact Award will go to a student from each of the six UNMC colleges.

Nov 1, 2016

UNMC partners with community health providers to improve patient transitioning

One impetuses for the grant is a study by the U.S. Office of the Inspector General that cited a loss of $2.8 billion in 2014 because of poor transitions from acute care into skilled nursing facilities

Oct 31, 2016

New faculty spotlight: Daren Knoell, Pharm.D.

Dr. Knoell, new chair of the UNMC Department of Pharmacy Practice, is a UNMC graduate.

Oct 27, 2016

Daren Knoell, Pharm.D.