InterCOM
UNMC pancreatic cancer researcher awarded $200,000 grant
Pankaj K. Singh, Ph.D., associate professor in the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the American Association for Cancer Research and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
May 13, 2013
UNMC researchers study wide assortment of diseases
News studies tackle sepsis, leukemia, high cholesterol, kidney disease.
May 13, 2013
First Nebraska Science Festival is smashing success
The first-ever Nebraska Science Festival was a huge success with thousands of people attending a wide variety of science-related activities at a dozen or more sites in and around Omaha.
May 13, 2013
Walks to raise money for cystic fibrosis
The Nebraska Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has launched Great Strides, a national walk event. Walks will be held in hundreds of cities throughout the year to generate funds to fight cystic fibrosis, a fatal genetic disease.
May 13, 2013
COM Student of the Month – Brett Wergin, second-year student
Each month, InterCOM will highlight a “Student of the Month” from the College of Medicine. Students will be featured for their participation in activities outside of medical school and for making a difference in the community.
May 13, 2013
May is off to a tremendous start for the College of Medicine..and there’s more to come.
May 13, 2013
Med Center’s largest project to be named the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Nebraska Medical Center announced May 3 that their cancer center project in midtown Omaha has a name: the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
May 13, 2013
New cancer buildings to be named for CL Werner, Suzanne and Walter Scott
Multiple foundations, individuals also make major gifts A groundbreaking was held May 7 by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Nebraska Medical Center for the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. Major donors to the project were announced at the groundbreaking. CL Werner A gift from the CL Werner Foundation will name the […]
May 13, 2013
Jane Potter, M.D., chief of geriatrics and gerontology, has been selected as one of four national judges in the Salute to Senior Service program sponsored by Home Instead, Inc., the franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care network. The program honors the contributions of adults 65 and older who give at least 15 hours a month […]
May 13, 2013
Lomneth receives UNMC Medical Pioneers Award
Carol Lomneth, Ph.D., genetics, cell biology and anatomy, received the UNMC Medical Pioneers Award.
May 13, 2013
