InterCOM
Five cancer researchers recruited to Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, has added five new translational cancer researchers to its staff in recent months. The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is Nebraska’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. It is affiliated with the University of […]
Dec 17, 2014
Through Jan. 31 – UNMC Ice Rink will be open. Dec. 19 – UNMC Omaha commencement, 2 p.m., Witherspoon Concert Hall, Joslyn Art Museum. Jan. 19 – Rev. Darryl Eure, pastor of Freestone Baptist Church, will deliver the keynote address at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus, noon, Lower […]
Dec 17, 2014
Electronic health records can aid clinical research
James McClay, M.D., UNMC associate professor of emergency medicine, is leading a local team that has partnered with 10 academic medical centers to form the Greater Plains Collaborative (GPC). The GPC, led by Kansas University Medical Center (KUMC), is one of 11 Clinical Data Research Networks nationally that form the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network. The […]
Dec 17, 2014
Dr. Denham Harman – legendary scientist – dies at age 98
Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., 98, a legendary figure in science for his 1954 proposal of the Free Radical Theory of Aging, died Nov. 25 at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha after a brief illness. He served on the faculty of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for 52 years (1958 to 2010). Dr. Harman, who was […]
Dec 17, 2014
Thinking outside the box on Ebola testing
Professionals in laboratories across the UNMC campus are on the front line in helping physicians get the information they need to treat Ebola patients.
Dec 17, 2014
Retirement tea set for Drs. Johansson, Landmark
The UNMC Department of Pathology & Microbiology will host a retirement tea to celebrate the careers of Sonny Johansson, M.D., and James Landmark, M.D., both retiring at the end of the year.
Dec 17, 2014
UNMC College of Medicine faculty brought in 22 awards representing nearly $4.4 million in new funding during the month of October.
Dec 17, 2014
Reflections on the retirements of three key faculty members
By Chandra Are, M.B.B.S., vice chair, education – College of Medicine; associate professor, surgical oncology; program director, general surgery residency (Note: This story was written by Dr. Are six months ago.) The past few months could have been passed along as any other May-June of any other year. Everyone is working hard as the arrival […]
Dec 17, 2014
Student of the Month – Hugh Hiller, second-year medical student
Each month, InterCOM will highlight a “Student of the Month” from the College of Medicine.
Dec 17, 2014
UNMC tabs Aileen Warren as director of human resources
Aileen Warren has been named assistant vice chancellor for business and finance and director of human resources for the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dec 17, 2014
