John Keenan
Chancellor’s forum to be held today
Ted Cieslak, MD, interim executive director for health security, will join Dr. Gold at the 1:30 p.m. forum.
May 26, 2021
![From left, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Ted Cieslak, MD, interim executive director for health security](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CiesGold061820.jpg)
Immune transformation shows promise for Parkinson’s disease, and other stories from UNMC Today you may have missed.
May 26, 2021
![From left, the research team included Howard Gendelman, MD, Pamela Santamaria, MD, R. Lee Mosley, PhD, and Katherine Olson, PhD, released a paper showing the promising effects of immunes transportation on Parkinson's disease.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GendLab052121.jpg)
Untraditional, but memorable — college held in-person convocation with safety measures in place.
May 26, 2021
![Convocation drew about 120 medical students -- now MDs -- and their guests, all masked with appropriate social distancing.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Convo052521.jpg)
This summer, UNMC residents, fellows and house officers enter the next phase of their medical career.
May 26, 2021
![Kaitlyn Brittan, MD, will complete her fellowship next month and remain at UNMC.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Brittan052521.jpg)
Resident program director of the month
Shannon Lynch, MD, is the residency program director for ophthalmology.
May 26, 2021
![Shannon Lynch, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lynch052121.jpg)
Olivia Sonderman is a May graduate from the UNMC College of Medicine.
May 26, 2021
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sonderman052121.jpg)
![Karim El-Kersh, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/El_Kersh052121.jpg)
Culture Conversation: At your best
May’s Culture Conversation explores being at your best for yourself and others.
May 26, 2021
![From left, Alan Langnas, DO, and Tom Tape, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Culture052121.jpg)
Islam’s holiest month has ended, but opportunity for understanding remains.
May 26, 2021
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ramadan052121.jpg)
The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing $5,357,140 in new funding in March.
May 26, 2021
![Irving R. Zucker, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Zucker052121.jpg)