John Keenan

New medical faculty, March 2024

Seven faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in February and March.

Mar 4, 2024

Brandi Flagg, MD

COM community partner highlight

Meet the Rev. Pastor Portia Cavitt, a UNMC College of Medicine community partner.

Mar 4, 2024

Rev. Pastor Portia Cavitt

Student of the month, March 2023

Austen Washington is the president of the UNMC chapter of SNMA, and a new uncle, as well.

Mar 4, 2024

Austen Washington

Resident of the month, March 2024

Mimi Hamling, MD, is chief resident in the diagnostic radiology program.

Mar 4, 2024

Mimi Hamling, MD, with her husband, Quint Soto, MD, and their two Great Danes.

Research highlights, March 2024

The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards totaling more than $800,000 in January.

Mar 4, 2024

Danita Velasco, MD

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD, to deliver 35th Latta Lecture

Dr. Richards-Kortum is director of the Rice 360 Institute for Global Health at Rice University.

Mar 4, 2024

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD

UNMC celebrates its house officers in February

The Graduate Medical Office teamed with departments for House Officer Appreciation Week.

Mar 4, 2024

The week's events included a trivia contest at the Wigton Heritage Center.

Bartee Lectureship, Award showcase science advocacy

Research!America President Mary Woolley will deliver lecture; Mark Rupp, MD, will be honored at March 26 event.

Mar 4, 2024

Bob Bartee, former UNMC vice chancellor for external relations

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 4, 2024

An inventive nature drives Dr. Nguyen

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

Mar 4, 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.