College of Medicine

UNMC research awards top $174 million, up 26% from prior year

Most grants funded by the National Institutes of Health

Aug 3, 2020

Jennifer Larsen, MD

UNMC for the record

iEXCEL’s GI Mentor ‘retires’ to Israel, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.

Jul 31, 2020

iEXCEL's former GI mentor, apparently excited about its retirement.

Dr. Liu becomes president of ADMSEP

National group consists of leaders of psychiatric education for first- to fourth-year medical students.

Jul 31, 2020

Howard Liu, MD

Second diversity listening session draws an array of voices

Panelists shared personal experiences in ‘powerful session.’

Jul 31, 2020

Sheritta Strong, MD, UNMC director of inclusion, speaks at the listening session.

UNMC Faculty Diversity Fund announces award recipients

Funding awarded is for faculty development and research.

Jul 30, 2020

Gary Yee, PharmD

Paper highlights COVID-19 disparities

UNMC team’s paper is published in Frontiers in Public Health.

Jul 29, 2020

Sravani Singu

$500,000 will study immunosuppressive drugs, kidney injury

Goals include learning why kidneys fail after transplantation, finding a therapy that limits drug toxicity.

Jul 28, 2020

Dr. Mannon explores post-transplant drugs’ effect on kidneys

VA grant for $500,000 will study immunosuppressive drugs, injury in transplanted kidneys.

Jul 28, 2020

Roslyn "Roz" Mannon, MD

COM resident program director of the month

Dr. Lynch is the director of education in the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences.

Jul 24, 2020

Shannon Lynch, M.D.

COM student of the month

Allyson Pietrok is a member of the class of 2022.

Jul 24, 2020

Allyson Pietrok