Jeffrey Robb

Public health teams with UNL for new dual degree

UNMC and UNL College of Architecture offering Master of Community and Regional Planning and Master of Public Health dual degree.

Feb 9, 2022

Nicole Kolm-Valdivia, director of professional programs with UNMC College of Public Health

UNMC evaluating if heart drug can prevent dementia

Researchers want to know if a common statin, used to prevent heart attack and stroke, can prevent dementia in people over age 75.

Feb 8, 2022

Alfred Fisher, MD, chief of the UNMC Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine

Discount offered for National Geographic Live event

Omaha Performing Arts will host presentation on “The Secret Life of Bears” with carnivore ecologist Rae Wynn-Grant, PhD.

Feb 8, 2022

Black History month trivia

Email in the correct answers by Thursday at 3 p.m., and you’ll be entered in a drawing for prizes.

Feb 8, 2022

‘We Heart UNMC’ for student support starts today

One week donor drive will support UNMC Student Scholarships. Get a pair of socks with a $60 donation through next Tuesday.

Feb 8, 2022

Urgent need: Blood drive is Tuesday

Donate blood Tuesday across from the Buffett Cancer Center or Feb. 17 inside the Center for Healthy Living gym. Appointment required.

Feb 7, 2022

Chancellor talks campus updates and COVID-19

NU Regents considering demolition contract, streetcar is on track and campus leaders still cautious on the pandemic.

Feb 7, 2022

Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security for UNMC, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

Nebraska Medicine crisis operations end today

As COVID-19 admissions drop, it appears the health system is no longer at risk of overwhelming its COVID isolation capacity.

Feb 7, 2022

Study: Health needs unmet for transgender population

UNMC researchers surveyed transgender and gender non-conforming patients at Nebraska Medicine, offering data to help address gaps in care.

Feb 4, 2022

Sean Figy, MD, assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery

UNMC for the record, Feb. 4, 2022

News items on consensual relations policy, VCR search committee, a wellness survey, Faculty Senate awards and retirements.

Feb 4, 2022