Kalani Simpson UNMC strategic communications

UNMC experts in falls document COVID impact

The CAPTURE Falls team collaborated on a study published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.

Jul 18, 2023

Dawn Venema, PhD

Summer at UNMC: Pharmacy hosts mentoring programs

Summer remains a busy time across UNMC. This week, UNMC Today will highlight some of the many happenings during summer break.

Jul 11, 2023

Sean Avedissian, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice and science at UNMC, led a small-group session and served as a mentor as the UNMC College of Pharmacy hosted the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Foundation’s Mentored Research Investigator Training and Focused Investigator Training programs June 12-16.

Kidsights Data releases tool, report on childhood development

Early childhood researchers at UNMC develop population level assessment tool for children birth to age 5.

Jun 27, 2023

Abbie Raikes, PhD

Alumnus addresses old teachers, future colleagues

UNMC Graduate Studies alumnus Gangadhar Sunkara, PhD, global program head at Novartis, knew how the assembled degree candidates felt at the May 5 spring honors convocation. In fact, he was feeling those feelings with them. “I’m still nervous,” Dr. Sunkara said, “because a couple of teachers who taught me are still on this podium.” But […]

Jun 26, 2023

Degree candidates at the May 5 spring honors convocation.

Grad studies faculty to facilitate peer mentorship training

A cohort of graduate studies basic-sciences faculty are being trained to facilitate a nationally recognized mentoring training program – and will then will bring it back to their graduate studies colleagues at UNMC. This training is tentatively set to begin this fall. The Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) is recognized […]

Jun 26, 2023

UNMC graduate faculty were among participants at recent CIMER mentor training at the University of Wisconsin-Madision.

Allied health to offer new Doctor of Medical Science degree

The NU Board of Regents approved the advanced doctorate degree for physician assistants.

Jun 26, 2023

Kyle Meyer, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, and Shaun Horak, DMSc, associate director of the physician assistant program and director of the new DMSc program

UNMC creates new Center for Drug Design and Innovation

The center aims to fill the gap left as drug research and development by the pharmaceutical industry has narrowed.

Jun 23, 2023

From left, Keith Olsen, PharmD, dean of the UNMC College of Pharmacy, and Corey Hopkins, PhD, CDDI inaugural director

UNMC creates new Center for Drug Design and Innovation

The center aims to fill the gap left as drug research and development by the pharmaceutical industry has narrowed.

Jun 23, 2023

Keith Olsen, PharmD, the Joseph D. Williams Endowed Dean of the UNMC College of Pharmacy, and Corey Hopkins, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences and inaugural director of the Center for Drug Design and Innovation

Allied health to offer new Doctor of Medical Science degree

The NU Board of Regents approved the advanced doctorate degree for physician assistants.

Jun 23, 2023

Kyle Meyer, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, and Shaun Horak, DMSc, associate director of the physician assistant program and director of the new DMSc program

Renovated lab open for collaboration on health and wellness

Stakeholders across UNMC supported the redesign of the Physical Therapy Clinical Movement Analysis Lab.

Jun 16, 2023

A ribbon cutting heralded the official opening of a newly renovated health and wellness clinical research lab open to collaborators across UNMC colleges and institutes. From left: Russell McCulloh, MD, Jennifer Larsen, MD, Kenneth Bayles, PhD, Kyle Meyer, PhD, Laura Bilek, PhD, Yvonne Golightly, PhD, and Betsy Becker, DPT, PhD