InterCOM

Research highlights

April and May were excellent months for UNMC College of Medicine investigators, as faculty received 38 grant awards representing more than $7.2 million in new funding.

Jul 13, 2018

Keely Buesing, M.D., received a $2.1 million grant from the Department of Defense to transform the military's care system for injured soldiers being transported to the hospital.

News briefs

Dr. Marcelin to conduct online chat on July 18 to discuss issues surrounding minorities in medicine.

Jul 13, 2018

Jasmine Marcelin, M.D.

Med center orchestra to serve as creative outlet

Faculty, staff and students invited to participate in inaugural campus orchestra.

Jul 13, 2018

T cell engineering breakthrough could lead to new cancer therapies

UNMC researchers among group whose new method is featured in the journal Nature.

Jul 12, 2018

UNMC researchers, Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, D.V.M., Ph.D., and Rolen Quadros, were instrumental in developing a cancer therapeutic breakthrough.

COM employee spotlight

Palliative care physician is inspired by strengths she witnesses daily in her patients, family members.

Jul 11, 2018

Dr. Meaghann Weaver with her daughter, Bravery.

COM student of the month

Being outside, exploring Omaha are passions of MD/PhD student.

Jul 11, 2018

LiveGreen: American Medical Association takes a stand

Decision to divest from companies in the fossil fuels industry is about health.

Jul 10, 2018

Photo courtesy freeimages.com/nikitagolovanov

BHECN announces the 2018 Ambassador Career Engagement Award winners

Awards provide funding for behavioral health initiatives across Nebraska

Jul 10, 2018

Howard Liu, M.D., director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska

AAHC spotlights UNMC’s E-Learning efforts

Association of Academic Health Centers featured UNMC-written case study on flipped classrooms and e-modules.

Jul 9, 2018

Dele Davies, M.D., senior vice chancellor for academic affairs

A message from the dean

Benefits of taking a vacation include less stress, improved focus, reduced risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, increased happiness and improved sleep.

Jul 9, 2018

One of the special memories of the Britigan family vacation in June was viewing a herd of wild ponies running on the beach at Assateague Island and its National Seashore.