College of Medicine
UNMC leads nation in repayment rates for Pell Grant recipients
90 percent of UNMC Pell Grant recipients in UNMC’s bachelor’s-level programs have paid into the principal of their student loans after five years.
Feb 8, 2019
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UNMC and zoo partner for great ape heart health
UNMC has supplied supplemental health care expertise since 2007 to certain zoo and aquarium animals.
Feb 6, 2019
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New faculty spotlight: Jennifer Abrahams, M.D.
Dr. Abrahams is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Dermatology.
Feb 6, 2019
![Jennifer Abrahams, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Abrahams0130.jpg)
Marley Doyle, M.D., named director of BHECN
UNMC psychiatrist succeeds Howard Liu, M.D., who served as director of BHECN since 2014.
Feb 4, 2019
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Impact in Education: Karen Gould, Ph.D.
Dr. Gould will receive the Visionary Leadership in Education Award.
Feb 4, 2019
![Karen Gould, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Gould0204.jpg)
Behavioral Health Connection program designed to aid community
Service will provide referrals to resources clients need or connect them to relevant services in the community.
Feb 4, 2019
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Program features UNMC women scientists
Event on Feb. 11 marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Feb 4, 2019
![Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., will be one of four panelists at the Feb. 11 event.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Kielian0117.jpg)
Time out with T.O. – A scientific wonder
Irving Zucker, Ph.D., to step down as chair of the UNMC Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology.
Feb 1, 2019
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BHECN receives national innovation award
Thought leaders with national non-profit, Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce, spotlight BHECN’s novel work.
Feb 1, 2019
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Guest speaker to discuss non-traditional careers
Martin Frank, Ph.D., former executive director of the American Physiological Society, will speak at UNMC on Feb. 7.
Jan 30, 2019
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