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Dr. Are named designated institutional official for UNMC College of Medicine

Will oversee all of UNMC’s residency, fellowship programs

Feb 9, 2017

Chandra Are, M.D.

Kari Byron to headline 2017 Nebraska Science Festival

Keynote is host of popular reality-based science shows

Jan 11, 2017

Kari Byron

Dr. Tammy Kielian named UNMC Scientist Laureate

Stanton, Neb., native is 11th scientist to receive UNMC’s most prestigious research award

Dec 20, 2016

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D.

UNMC Alumni Association honors six individuals

Honorees recognized for their contributions to medicine, nursing, graduate studies

Dec 2, 2016

Barbara Hurlbert, M.D., a 1971 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Medicine Alumni Engagement Council.

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center gains international partner

Sister institution agreement with Hubei Cancer Hospital is 2nd one with Chinese hospital

Dec 1, 2016

Attendees at the Nov. 14 signing ceremony included: Front row (left-right) - UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. and Shaozhong Wei, M.D., Ph.D., president of Hubei Cancer Hospital; Back row - Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; Deb Thomas, vice chancellor for business and finance; Huiting Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Jun-qui Yue, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, Ph.D., associate dean for academic programs, UNMC College of Nursing; Li-Wu Chen, Ph.D., professor and chair, UNMC College of Public Health Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Steven Hinrichs, M.D., professor and chair, UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology; and Kai Fu, M.D., Ph.D., director of UNMC Office of International Relations.

Center and library floor named after current UNMC faculty

Recognition given to Drs. James Armitage and Robert Wigton

Nov 18, 2016

James Armitage, M.D.

UNMC ice skating rink to open Nov. 26

This year, the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s event will begin on Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. and end Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.

Nov 15, 2016

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine awarded $20 million to develop national training center

Center to be located in iEXCEL facility that will soon be built on UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus

Oct 28, 2016

Here's a rendering of the iEXCEL facility that will soon be constructed on the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus. The new training facility will be located on the first floor of this building.

UNMC to hold grand opening Monday for expanded, renovated fitness center

$6 million project will be a ‘game changer’ for UNMC students, faculty, employees

Oct 7, 2016

Omaha philanthropists Bill and Ruth Scott were the lead donors on the renovation/expansion of the UNMC Center for Healthy Living.

Fitness is important to former Husker football player who was paralyzed in 1990

Strength and fitness facility will continue to be named in honor of Tom Heiser, M.D., former Husker football player who suffered paralyzing injury in 1990

Oct 7, 2016

Tom Heiser, M.D.