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Legendary professor Dr. Harry McFadden dies

Harry McFadden Jr., M.D., a legendary UNMC professor and mentor died Monday in Omaha. He was 92.

Dec 14, 2011

UNMC to offer doctorate degree in biostatistics

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has approved a new doctoral program in biostatistics for the UNMC College of Public Health.

Dec 12, 2011

356 UNMC students to receive diplomas during commencement ceremonies

Diplomas will be conferred on 356 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during ceremonies next week

Dec 12, 2011

Dr. Lomneth discusses UNMC’s lightly embalmed cadavers

It’s a story that makes Carol Lomneth, Ph.D., smile. LifeNet technicians were able to save a life during an emergency with a new intubation technique they had recently learned and practiced on lightly embalmed cadavers in the UNMC Advanced Anatomy Lab.

Dec 7, 2011

Dr. Gordon, Alex Stowe and the Porsche

Alex Stowe was your typical teenager. He loved to watch sports, hang out with friends and attend school at Creighton Prep. But the summer before Alex’s senior year everything changed.

Dec 5, 2011

Dr. Britigan part of landmark antibiotic resistance study

College of Medicine Dean Bradley Britigan, M.D., was an author on a landmark study that has determined why bacteria are antibiotic resistant and how disrupting key bacterial functions could lead to more effective antibiotics.

Nov 30, 2011

UNMC team provides orthopaedic relief in Guatemala

As a UNMC team and other groups from North America performed 73 joint replacement surgeries during a recent health care mission in Guatemala, Kevin Garvin, M.D., was struck by the sheer toughness of the patients he encountered.

Nov 29, 2011

UNL student thankful for UNMC lymphoma expertise

Read about a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student who will have a happy Thanksgiving thanks to the work of some UNMC physicians.

Nov 23, 2011

On the job with Brad Corr

One recent afternoon in the Motion Analysis Lab at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, Brad Corr and 13-year-old Guin played catch with a basketball and chatted about American Idol, a Chicago trip and puppets.

Nov 22, 2011

Bad bugs, no drugs

Read a story from the latest edition of UNMC Connect about how researchers in the College of Pharmacy work to discover new drugs and new drug delivery systems to fight these bad bugs.

Nov 18, 2011