Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
UNMC for the record, Aug. 25, 2023
Items on med center reps in Leadership Omaha and an upcoming address, conference and parking garage project.
Aug 25, 2023
![Bill O'Neill](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BillONeill082523-900x600.jpg)
Economists get ‘impressive’ look at UNMC’s advances
About 20 members of the National Business Economic Issues Council visited the med center Aug. 7.
Aug 17, 2023
![Chris Kratochvil, senior advisor to UNMC’s Global Center for Health Security and interim vice chancellor of external relations, shows economists with the National Business Economic Issues Council an austere training environment housed within the Davis Global Center.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/EconomicIssuesTour1081423-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Are named first CEO of global cancer forum
Chandra Are, MBBS, helped create the Global Forum of Cancer Surgeons in 2017.
Aug 14, 2023
![Chandra Are, MBBS](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ChandraAre081423-900x600.jpg)
Registration due Friday for radiation oncology symposium
The 2023 Midwest Radiation Oncology Symposium, hosted by UNMC, will be held Aug. 18-19.
Aug 10, 2023
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New faculty spotlight: Michael Haddadin, MBBS
Dr. Haddadin is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Oncology and Hematology.
Aug 9, 2023
![Michael Haddadin, MBBS](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MichaelHaddadin080923-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Ratnapradipa now leading BHECN’s research work
A key focus for Dr. Ratnapradipa will be to oversee workforce analysis research.
Aug 8, 2023
![Kendra Ratnapradipa, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KendraRatnapradipa080823.jpg)
Third finalist for cancer center director on campus Aug. 8
Joann Sweasy, PhD, is director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson, Arizona.
Aug 4, 2023
![Joann Sweasy, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JoannSweasy080423.jpg)
Dr. Are named first CEO of global cancer forum
Chandra Are, MD, MBBS, helped create the Global Forum of Cancer Surgeons in 2017.
Aug 3, 2023
![Chandra Are, MBBS](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Chandra_Are_1771.jpg)
State to match $15 million in funding for fight against pancreatic cancer
Support from the state and community puts Nebraska in the forefront of the battle against the deadly disease.
Jul 27, 2023
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Second finalist for cancer center director on campus July 31
Raymond Bergan, MD, is with the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and Eppley Institute.
Jul 26, 2023
![Raymond Bergan, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/RaymondBergan072623.jpg)