John Keenan
COM student of the month, June 2023
Wenxian Zhou majored in chemistry at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
May 19, 2023
![Wenxian Zhou](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WenCOM-900x600.jpg)
Fellow of the month, June 2023
Patrick Twohig, MD, has a dual fellowship in GI and transplant hepatology.
May 19, 2023
![Patrick Twohig, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TwohigCOM-900x600.jpg)
COM research highlights, June 2023
The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing more than $6 million in new funding in April.
May 17, 2023
![Georgette Kanmogne, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/KanmogneCOM-900x600.jpg)
MMI helps Nebraska recognize pediatric feeding disorders
Gov. Jim Pillen signed a proclamation in May to recognize Pediatric Feeding Disorders Awareness Month.
May 16, 2023
![A group from MMI poses for a photo in front of the Nebraska State Capitol after Gov. Jim Pillen signed a proclamation declaring May as Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month. From left, Angelica Ibarra; Amy Volkman; Tara Baker; Amy Drayton, PhD; Rachel Knight, PhD; and Jenn Kozisek.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FeedingMMiJune-900x600.jpg)
UNMC congratulates 971 graduates in commencement ceremonies
Events were held in Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, Kearney and Scottsbluff .
May 12, 2023
![UNMC emblem](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/UNMC_EmblemGrey-900x600.jpg)
Retirement event celebrates Dr. Hinrichs
The UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology held a retirement celebration in May for Steven Hinrichs, MD, professor and former chair in the department. Dr. Hinrichs, lauded as a “doctor’s doctor” when he first announced plans to step down as department chair in 2021, is scheduled to retire in July. “Dr. Hinrichs’ leadership as department […]
May 12, 2023
![Steven Hinrichs, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hinrichs051221-e1685646019473.jpg)
Events today, Monday mark AAPI Heritage Month
Poet and Omaha native Kimberly Nguyen will speak Monday; game event today.
May 12, 2023
![Kimberly Nguyen](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Nguyen051223.jpg)
New medical faculty, June 2023
Five new faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in April and May.
May 10, 2023
![Precious Davis, EdD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PreciousDavis060223-900x600.jpg)
Nursing faculty secure major research grants
Windy Alonso, PhD, and Michele Balas, PhD, were awarded research grants through the National Institute of Health in April.
May 9, 2023
![Windy Alonso, PhD, earned a five-year, $3.85 million National Institute of Health grant for a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-sponsored project.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Alonso010821.jpg)
UNMC celebrates groundbreaking of Catalyst
Dr. Gold: Innovation hub in Midtown Omaha will ‘revolutionize the western edge’ of the UNMC Omaha campus.
May 9, 2023
![From left, U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, University of Nebraska President Ted Carter and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, at the event](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Catalyst050923-900x600.jpg)