Kelsey Kirk UNMC strategic communications

Jennifer Blackford named chair of NIH study section

Jennifer Blackford, PhD, director of research at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, was named chair of a National Institutes of Health study section.

Dec 27, 2023

Jennifer Blackford, PhD, director of research at the Munroe-Meyer Institute

AHEC program welcomes 74 new scholars

The program prepares health profession students to serve in rural and urban underserved areas.

Dec 19, 2023

Lydia Sand, deputy director and program manager for the Nebraska AHEC program

Chancellor welcomed Dr. Sweasy at Thursday’s forum

Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, spoke with Joann Sweasy, PhD, new director of Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, during event.

Dec 11, 2023

Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Joann Sweasy, PhD

Susan Riley, DPT, named director of MMI Physical Therapy

Dr. Riley, who has family connections in Omaha, comes to MMI from Mass General Brigham in Boston.

Nov 27, 2023

Susan Riley, DPT

Family grateful for ACT Clinic bringing son ‘out of his shell’

George Robertson’s family saw a “night and day” difference in the boy by the time he graduated from one of MMI’s ACT Clinics.

Nov 20, 2023

George Robertson poses for a photo on the first day of kindergarten. MMI's ACT Clinic helped to prepare the Gretna boy for school.

Families, therapists take home adapted toys and new skills at workshop

MMI hosted an adaptive toy workshop at the Kiewit Luminarium as a community advocacy event during the American Physical Therapy Association Pediatrics Annual Conference.

Nov 16, 2023

Yuvan Khadgi, held by his father Naresh Khadgi, smiles at bubbles during an adaptive toy workshop.

UNMC awarded federal emergency preparedness contract

UNMC experts will oversee a new regional Center for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.

Nov 15, 2023

Rachel Lookadoo, JD, and Lauren Sauer

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs tours UNMC campus

Lester Martínez-López, MD, and Air Force officials toured the campus as part of an ongoing partnership between the military and the university.

Nov 10, 2023

Lester Martínez-López, MD, assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs tours iEXCEL during a recent visit to the UNMC campus. (Photo by Nicholas Harnack, 55th Wing Public Affairs, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska)

UNMC welcomes assistant secretary of defense for tour

Lester Martínez-López, MD, commends the healthy relationship between the university and U.S. Department of Defense.

Nov 10, 2023

Lester Martínez-López, MD, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, tours iEXCEL and the Davis Global Center. (Photos by Nicholas Harnack, 55th Wing Public Affairs, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska)

Dr. Mirnics to accept prestigious award on behalf of SOI

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, sits on the board of Special Olympics International, which will receive the Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health.

Oct 31, 2023

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD