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InterCOM

COM resident program director of the month

Anesthesiology resident program director was NCAA champion pole vaulter at University of Arizona.

Oct 3, 2019

Research highlights

UNMC College of Medicine researchers received 23 grants totaling more than $7.2 million during August.

Oct 3, 2019

UNMC's Center for Staphylococcal Research (CSR) received the second renewal of its NIH grant to study staph infections. The research team includes (left-right) Vinai Thomas, Ph.D., Ken Bayles, Ph.D., Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., and Paul Fey, Ph.D.

New faculty

A total of 23 new faculty members have joined the College of Medicine during the past month.

Oct 3, 2019

Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology/Microbiology.

Coming events

UNMC’s Science Cafe on Oct. 15 will feature a presentation on the Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL).

Oct 3, 2019

The LGBTQ's Come out for Cupcakes event will be held from 2-3 p.m. on Oct. 11 in the Sorrell Center and Durham Research Center.

News briefs

Dr. Jordan Warchol, emergency medicine, named Young Physician of the Year by Nebraska Medical Association.

Oct 3, 2019

A message from the dean

Hal and Beverly Maurer — the couple who worked together to transform the UNMC campus — are moving to Florida permanently after more than 25 years in Omaha.

Oct 2, 2019

Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, left an indelible mark on UNMC and the College of Medicine.

Dr. Anderson named chief of cardiovascular medicine

Daniel Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., had served more than a year as interim chief of the division.

Oct 1, 2019

Daniel Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

Women’s Health & Wellness Conference set for Oct. 25

Conference theme is “Protecting Yourself: The Path to Improved Health; registration now open.

Sep 25, 2019

Athena Ramos, Ph.D., will be the breakfast keynote speaker at the event.

Time out with T.O. – One final goodbye

Chancellor Emeritus Harold M. Maurer, M.D., is preparing to leave Omaha.

Sep 25, 2019

Some of the attendees at the farewell reception for Chancellor Emeritus Harold M. Maurer, M.D., included (left-right) Mike McGlade, Rodrigo Lopez, Beau Konigsberg, M.D., Dr. Maurer, Brad Britigan, M.D., and Ward Chambers, M.D. Lopez is interim president and CEO of Children's Hospital & Medical Center, where Dr. Maurer has been practicing as a pediatric hematologist the past four years.

$11.8 million grant funds continued discovery on staphylococcus infections

Includes expanded ‘mutant library’

Sep 23, 2019

From left to right are: Vinai Thomas, Ph.D., Ken Bayles, Ph.D., Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., and Paul Fey, Ph.D. Not pictured is Alex Horswill, Ph.D., of the University of Colorado.