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UNMC researcher studying nanofiber sutures to prevent surgical site infections

$1.3 million NIH grant seeks to determine if vitamin D can produce infection-fighting peptide

Nov 6, 2017

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D.

IPE initiative shines during site visit

Grant-funded project lets interprofessional teams train together to reduce medication errors in older patients transitioning from the hospital to inpatient skilled nursing care.

Nov 3, 2017

Barbara Brandt, Ph.D., director of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, served as one of the site visit facilitators.

Registry spurs research participation by veterans

More than 2,700 rheumatoid arthritis patients from 13 medical centers have enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis registry.

Nov 3, 2017

Ted Mikuls, M.D., founder of the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis registry

Study examines efficacy of rapid-response teams

Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D., is lead author on newly published study in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.

Nov 2, 2017

Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D.

Behavioral medicine program to expand

Program provides psychosocial care for patients and their families and education for residents on behavioral, emotional and social aspects of health care.

Nov 1, 2017

Jennifer Harsh, Ph.D.

Dr. Warren is research ‘Superstar’

UNMC’s David Warren, Ph.D., lands $20,000 pilot grant in “Shark Tank”-styled competition at inaugural Great Plains IDeA-CTR Scientific Meeting.

Nov 1, 2017

David Warren, Ph.D.

Retirement celebration set for Selaba Travis

Internal medicine administrator left mark on department in many ways.

Oct 31, 2017

Selaba Travis

Leaders named in academic affairs, graduate studies

Rowen Zetterman, M.D., Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., and Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., take on new or expanded leadership roles.

Oct 30, 2017

From left, Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., Rowen Zetterman, M.D., and Kendra Schmid, Ph.D.

BHECN receives $1.1 million grant to increase behavioral health workers

Grant will provide full tuition and laptops for 70 non-traditional students each year to become community health workers and provisionally licensed addiction counselors.

Oct 30, 2017

Cardiovascular medicine celebrates new endowed chairs

Three new chairs and donors were honored at recent event.

Oct 27, 2017

From left: Greg Pavlides, M.D., Ph.D., John Windle, M.D., and Samer Sayyed, M.D.