John Keenan

COM student of the month

Olivia Sonderman is a May graduate from the UNMC College of Medicine.

May 26, 2021

A ‘very fast 11 years’

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.

Research highlights

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

From UNMC Today

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.

Resident program director of the month

Shannon Lynch, MD, is the residency program director for ophthalmology.

May 26, 2021

Shannon Lynch, MD

New faculty

Nine new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine.

May 26, 2021

Karim El-Kersh, MD

COM employee of the month

Rob Hansen is a research grants administrator in the College of Medicine.

May 26, 2021

Rob Hansen

A convocation to remember

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.

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

Dr. Meza to lead UNMC’s Health Security Office

Jane Meza, PhD, will continue to serve in health security role at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as well.

May 26, 2021

Jane Meza, PhD, will assume the role of interim executive director for health security for UNMC.