Tom O'Connor UNMC public relations

Uninsureds climb to record high in Nebraska

Read about a UNMC study regarding a dramatic rise in uninsured Nebraskans.

Aug 2, 2012

UNMC to finalize major initiative with Tongji University

Read about a new initiative regarding UNMC and Tongji University in Shanghai.

Aug 1, 2012

UNMC launches research program in free radical biology

Learn about the new center, which will be led by Matthew Zimmerman, Ph.D., and build upon the legacy of UNMC’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D.

May 14, 2012

Two new chairs named in the College of Medicine

Learn about the new chairmen of the departments of anesthesiology and otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.

Apr 11, 2012

UNMC helps with cystic fibrosis advance

UNMC helped with the development of a new treatment that brings hope to those with cystic fibrosis

Apr 10, 2012

New adolescent/young adult cancer guidelines released

UNMC’s Peter Coccia, M.D., leads panel that develops new guidelines.

Mar 23, 2012

Peter F. Coccia, M.D.

Translational research is key UNMC thrust

Translational research — a key thrust at UNMC — will benefit patients and allow UNMC to better compete for large federal grants says Jennifer Larsen, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for research.

Mar 5, 2012

Plans unveiled for new cancer center

Preliminary plans for a new cancer center at the medical center’s Omaha campus were announced today by leaders from UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center. The project is the largest ever proposed for the medical center.

Jan 18, 2012

Introducing the Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance

Read and watch a video about the new alliance, which brings UNMC’s various neuroscience experts together for better patient care and research.

Oct 31, 2011

Homing in on pancreatic cancer

With the recent deaths of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobel Prize winner Ralph Steinman, M.D., pancreatic cancer is once again on the public’s radar screen. UNMC researchers recently secured a large grant to help their efforts to tackle this killer.

Oct 12, 2011

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