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Brandon Grimm, Ph.D., named to public health leadership role

Dr. Grimm will become associate dean of practice of the College of Public Health.

Jul 20, 2018

Brandon Grimm, Ph.D.

T cell engineering breakthrough could lead to new cancer therapies

UNMC researchers among group whose new method is featured in the journal Nature.

Jul 12, 2018

UNMC researchers, Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, D.V.M., Ph.D., and Rolen Quadros, were instrumental in developing a cancer therapeutic breakthrough.

Jane Meza, Ph.D., named to lead global engagement

Dr. Meza will lead efforts at UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Jul 10, 2018

Jane Meza, Ph.D.

Mission trip to Nicaragua gets attention

Student Alliance for Global Health partnered with Aspire Global Health, a non-profit organization located in Esteli, Nicaragua, for the trip.

Jul 6, 2018

Back row, from left: Shirley Delair, M.D., UNMC pediatric infectious disease, Haley Mathews, Kevin Real; middle row, from left: Lee Sleightholm, student trip leader, Kaitlin Hehnke, Lauren Greufe: front row, from left: Santiago Rozo, student trip leader, and Sara Pirtle, SAGH adviser and trip organizer.

Fulbright Scholar programs offer global opportunities

UNMC, UNO faculty and professionals are encouraged to explore the international program.

Jun 20, 2018

Wael ElRayes, M.D., Ph.D., the Fulbright Scholar Liaison for UNMC, tours the Chihuly Sanctuary with Eveline Seghers, Ph.D., a Fulbright scholar from Belgium in the Department of Psychology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, UNMC's first scholar under the Outreach Lecturing Fund program.

Bridge to Care Refugee Health Fair set for June 16

Cultural orientation session for volunteers set for Wednesday.

Jun 12, 2018

More than 40 UNMC students volunteered during last November's event.

Awards presented at College of Public Health convocation

Faculty, student and alumni awards were presented.

May 23, 2018

Ali S. Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the UNMC College of Public Health, presented Judy Martin the Sparks Award in Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Students’ rural rotations explore mental health resources

Students examined public health-oriented solutions to address mental health needs in rural Nebraska.

May 15, 2018

From left: Caitlin Schneider; Joe Blankenau, Ph.D., Julia Houfek, Ph.D., Nikki Houlden and Amber Hanson.

New York firm licenses Easi-CRISPR technology

Taconic Biosciences is a global leader in providing genetically engineered mouse model and service solutions.

May 11, 2018

From left, Masato Ohtsuka, Ph.D., Tokai University of Japan, and Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, M.V.S.C. (D.V.M.), Ph.D., UNMC's Munroe-Meyer Institute

New lactation room gets decoration

Luikart Society’s donation provides new artwork for room.

May 9, 2018

Holding the artwork for the new lactation room are, from left, Melissa Mathes, M.D., Stacia Kennedy, lead lactation consultant for Nebraska Medicine, and Tessa Delaney, second-year medical student and outgoing president of the Luikart Society.