Jeffrey Robb

Abraham Mengist, PhD, brings malaria work to Ethiopia

Dr. Mengist, of the UNMC College of Public Health, is collaborating with researchers from Addis Ababa University.

Jul 22, 2022

Abraham Mengist (back right), PhD, an assistant professor of epidemiology in the UNMC College of Public Health, works with his research team in Ethiopia.

LGBTQ+ Employee Alliance welcomes new leadership

Kari Zelenka of Nebraska Medicine is the new president of the med center’s LGBTQ+ Employee Alliance, and Meg Ryan of UNMC is vice president.

Jul 22, 2022

Kari Zelenka (left) is the new president of the med center's LGBTQ+ Employee Alliance, and Meg Ryan is vice president.

UNMC for the record, July 22, 2022

News items on a national appointment for Howard Liu, MD, and a corridor closing for four weeks in University Tower.

Jul 22, 2022

Howard Liu, MD

J.P. Lord: A look at the person behind the name

John Prentiss Lord, MD, had a distinguished career serving the orthopedic patients of Nebraska.

Jul 21, 2022

John Prentiss Lord, MD

Computer models show value in diagnosing dementia

UNMC researchers joined in publishing a study in Nature Communications looking at using deep learning computer models to identify Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Jul 21, 2022

Daniel Murman, MD, Arun Swaminathan, MD, and Olga Taraschenko, MD, PhD

New innovation networking event draws a good mix

The event, sponsored by UNeMed, UNeTech and the Great Plains IDeA-CTR, attracted university innovators and local entrepreneurs.

Jul 21, 2022

Jason Johanning, MD, chatted with Michael Dixon, PhD, president and CEO of UNeMed, at the first Innovations and Libations networking event. Johanning is a professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery, a vascular surgeon with Nebraska Medicine and an inventor-entrepreneur who works with UNeMed.

Two blood drives to be held on UNMC campus

The Nebraska Community Blood Bank will be on campus July 26 and Aug. 11.

Jul 20, 2022

Med center turns out strong and proud for parade

Organizers estimated that about 150 people from the med center marched in the July 16 Heartland Pride Parade.

Jul 20, 2022

Some 150 people from the med center marched in the July 16 Heartland Pride Parade.

Remembering neonatology pioneer David Bolam, MD

Dr. Bolam, who retired from UNMC after nearly 52 years of service, is considered an innovator in the field of neonatology.

Jul 19, 2022

David Bolam, MD

NU leadership program names inaugural class

Four UNMC colleagues will join the NU ‘Developing Excellence in Academic Leaders’ program, which will launch this fall.

Jul 19, 2022

Howard Liu, MD, Amy Nordness, PhD, Don Klepser, PhD, and Kendra Schmid, PhD