College of Medicine

Culture Conversation: Innovation

This month’s Culture Conversation continues the discussion of innovation.

Aug 26, 2021

From left, Jennifer Bartholomew, director, facilities planning and construction, and Carl Smith, MD, professor and chairman, obstetrics and gynecology

UNMC team confirms COVID-19’s airborne transmission in leading scientific journal

UNMC’s findings on airborne transmission have passed scientific peer review and been accepted for publication by Nature’s Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology.

Aug 26, 2021

Joshua Santarpia, PhD

Resident of the month

Tyler Evans, MD, a dermatology resident, is a former wide receiver for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Aug 26, 2021

Tyler Evans, MD

Fellowship program director of the month

Dr. Green Hines is the director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program.

Aug 26, 2021

Andrea Green Hines, MD

Research highlights

The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing $11,037,387 in new funding in June.

Aug 26, 2021

Xinglong Wang, PhD

COM employee of the month

Karle Olnes is the administrative business associate for the UNMC Department of Dermatology.

Aug 26, 2021

Karle Olnes

New faculty

Twenty-eight new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine.

Aug 26, 2021

Prasanth Ravipati, MD

MD-PhD program supports future physician-scientists

The program continues to evolve to serve the medical students who can’t bear to leave the lab.

Aug 26, 2021

Linda Huynh is an MD-PhD student who will be moving into the lab next year.

USAF surgeon general tours UNMC

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, MD, praised partnership between UNMC, Air Force.

Aug 25, 2021

James Lawler, MD, executive director of international programs and innovation at the Global Center for Health Security, escorts Gen. Robert Miller, MD, the surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force, during his visit to UNMC.

New faculty spotlight: Matthew Stephany, MD

Dr. Stephany is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Dermatology and director of general dermatology.

Aug 25, 2021

Matthew Stephany, MD