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UNMC Today - Today's Headlines

College of Dentistry awarded $4 million state contract

Funds to help increase the number of dental graduates practicing in underserved rural Nebraska and to increase oral health services throughout state.

Feb 21, 2017

New faculty spotlight: Eric Langewisch, M.D.

Dr. Langewisch is an associate professor of nephrology.

Feb 20, 2017

Eric Langewisch, M.D.

Three UNMC students named Purdue Pharma Scholars

Program provides funding for UNMC graduate students conducting neuroscience research.

Feb 20, 2017

From left, Justin Grassmeyer, Richard Sleightholm and Jamie Gehringer

Desktop printer savings equate to jobs

Decision to eliminate desktop printers and fax machines will yield greater campus efficiencies and savings.

Feb 20, 2017

Jim Gamerl, associate dean for finance and administration in the UNMC College of Dentistry, no longer has the printer seen in this photo from 2015. (Photo by Peggy Cain)

College of Nursing supporter McIntosh remembered

J. Paul McIntosh helped bring the College of Nursing Northern Division to Norfolk.

Feb 20, 2017

J.Paul McIntosh

Nebraska Medicine Guild seeks proposals

Deadline for requests is March 17.

Feb 17, 2017

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Feb 17, 2017

Kearney State Sen. John Lowe, center, with students, alumni and faculty from the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division.

New faculty spotlight: Paul Thomes, Ph.D.

Dr. Thomes is an assistant professor in the division of gastroenterology-hepatology.

Feb 17, 2017

Paul Thomes, Ph.D.

Project Purple partnership paying dividends

Funding of the Jayne Snyder Pancreatic Research Fellowship leads to National Cancer Institute grant.

Feb 17, 2017

In 2015, a group from Project Purple and the Lincoln Marathon came to the Omaha campus for a check presentation for $52,000 to Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D. (far right). Project Purple was the sole benefactor of funds from the Lincoln Marathon. Project Purple funds pancreatic cancer research, and with funds raised at the Lincoln Marathon, the organization will be funding a fellow in Dr. Hollingsworth's lab. From left to right, Kamiya Mehla, Ph.D., Nancy Sutton, Glen Moss, Elli Zadina, Dino Verelli and Dr. Hollingsworth.

Developmental disability rights pioneer subject of film

“Valuing Lives” explores work of Wolf Wolfensberger, Ph.D.

Feb 16, 2017

Cameron Boettcher is the archivist who oversees the Wolfensberger collection for UNMC's McGoogan Library of Medicine.