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Carl Smith, MD, will step down as obstetrics and gynecology chair

Dr. Smith has led the growth and development of the department for 22 years.

Apr 5, 2024

Carl Smith, MD

Brain and spine cancer symposium set for April 19

The symposium will update providers on the current approach to patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent gliomas.

Apr 3, 2024

Chancellor’s all-campus forum for April is next Monday

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will be joined by Chris Kratochvil, MD, UNMC’s vice chancellor for external relations.

Apr 2, 2024

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Chris Kratochvil, MD, UNMC’s vice chancellor for external relations

‘Heart to Heart’ talks with Dr. Watanabe-Galloway

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, meets with Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD, to discuss a range of issues around cancer care.

Mar 29, 2024

Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD

Munroe-Meyer Institute pilots new autism diagnostic tool 

EarliPoint™ Evaluation for Autism technology could drastically cut wait times for diagnoses.

Mar 27, 2024

EarliPoint™ Evaluation for Autism tracks eye movement 120 times per second and has shown a high degree of accuracy in identifying children on the autism spectrum. Photo courtesy EarliTec Diagnostics, Inc.

UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute pilots new autism diagnostic tool

EarliPoint™ Evaluation for Autism technology could drastically cut wait times for diagnoses.

Mar 27, 2024

EarliPoint™ Evaluation for Autism tracks eye movement 120 times per second and has shown a high degree of accuracy in identifying children on the autism spectrum. Photo courtesy EarliTec Diagnostics, Inc.

CEO of Research!America to deliver inaugural Bartee Lectureship

Mary Woolley will speak today at noon in the Yanney Conference Room at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Mar 26, 2024

Mary Woolley, president and CEO of Research!America

On Match Day, UNMC medical students celebrate their next step

The UNMC College of Medicine students learned their residency assignments. See images and a video from the event and a list of results.

Mar 19, 2024

As is tradition, UNMC medical students pinned the location of their residencies on a map of the United States, with a cluster here in Omaha.

An inventive nature drives Dr. Nguyen

Thang Nguyen, PhD, has filed 70 New Invention Notifications during his UNMC career.

Mar 15, 2024

Thang Nguyen, PhD, used the MakERLab located in the emergency department to collaborate with colleagues to create a medication aerosolizing device that can be used with a plastic soda bottle. The device, called Project FreeAir, was developed with funding by the UNMC Eugene Kenney Memorial Fund and is available free to the public.

Some students in the know as Match Day nears

A small number of medical students learn their match ahead of this year’s March 15 event.

Mar 13, 2024