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The Cattlemen’s Ball fundraiser for the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center leads off a busy month of activities.
May 24, 2016
![Dr. Ken Cowan at the 2015 Cattlemen's Ball.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cattlemencowanlg.jpg)
Faculty forums set to discuss Nebraska Medicine governance
A series of forums is being held to discuss the final governance integration documents that will formally create Nebraska Medicine.
May 24, 2016
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Department Profile – Department of Emergency Medicine
The Department of Emergency Medicine, chaired by Robert Muelleman, M.D., includes a physician group that soon will also provide care at Nebraska Medicine – Bellevue.
May 24, 2016
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Dr. Latacha receives Excellence in Basic Science Teaching Award
Kim Latacha, Ph.D., genetics, cell biology and anatomy, was awarded the 2016 Excellence in Basic Science Teaching Award.
May 24, 2016
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Med center offering tobacco cessation classes
Programs begin in June, and registration is required.
May 24, 2016
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Nebraska Medicine, UNMC offer new service for sickle cell disease patients
The medical center recently began offering the state’s first pediatric chronic red cell blood exchange in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
May 24, 2016
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Galen Kathol, director of the dean’s business office, recalls watching the construction of Wittson Hall while he was a young patient at University Hospital.
May 24, 2016
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Robbie Garvin, a third-year medical student, balances work and studies with fatherhood and playing bass in a bluegrass band.
May 24, 2016
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New clinic space unveiled at Girls Inc. open house
New facility includes a Nebraska Medicine clinic.
May 20, 2016
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Glass tower to serve as cancer center ‘cornerstone’
Omaha artist Jun Kaneko will design tower for the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
May 19, 2016
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