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Be Extraordinary Together culture shaping launches this month

College of Medicine joining with Nebraska Medicine to tie organizational culture to ITEACH values

Jan 4, 2020

Nebraska Medicine CEO Jim Linder, MD, says it is much easier to be extraordinary together rather than as an individual.

Creation of Division of Allergy and Immunology reflects growing demand

Creation of new division demonstrates growing demand for patient services in allergy and immunology.

Jan 4, 2020

Jill Poole, MD (second from left), has been named chief of the newly created Division of Allergy and Immunology. Other physicians in the division (from left-right) are Sara May, MD, Joel Van De Graaf, MD, and Andrew Rorie, MD.

Research highlights

College of Medicine faculty bring in 41 grants for nearly $10 million in new research funding.

Jan 4, 2020

Kai Fu, MD, PhD, received a $614,000 grant from the U.S. Army to investigate new therapies for a type of lymphoma.

COM resident program director of the month

General surgery residency program director loves watching residents mature over course of 5-7 year training program.

Jan 4, 2020

New cystic fibrosis drug is major breakthrough for patients

FDA approval of Trikafta will benefit 90% of cytstic fibrosis patients

Dec 27, 2019

Members of the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine team providing clinical care to cystic fibrosis patients include: Front Row (left-right) - Jill Rollins, Heidi Klasna, Meilinh Thi, D.O., Jill Fliege and Stacy Millikan; Middle Row - Janelle Sorensen, Sandy Wahl, Cristine Batten and Jennifer Rounds; Back Row - Peter J. Murphy, M.D., John Dickinson, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph Poler, Psy.D., Molly Stirek and Laura Romero.

Nebraska Medicine/UNMC ranked among best Omaha employers

Website lists both entities among city’s top 20.

Dec 26, 2019

UNeMed contracts specialist nets national award

Jeff Andersen was presented with a Golden Stopwatch Award.

Dec 23, 2019

Jeff Andersen

Time out with T.O. – The power of giving

Giving to others is at the heart of one family’s holiday tradition.

Dec 20, 2019

Teresa and Matt Clark

Dr. Cowan named Fred and Pamela Buffett Presidential Chair

The Presidential Chair Award is the highest academic honor the university can bestow on a faculty member.

Dec 19, 2019

From left, Interim University of Nebraska President Susan Fritz, Ph.D., Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., Pamela Buffett, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

Ron Krueger, M.D., receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Director of the Truhlsen Eye Institute honored by the International Society of Refractive Surgery.

Dec 18, 2019

From left, Ronald Krueger, M.D., the McGaw Professor and chairman of the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Truhlsen Eye Institute, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.