Diversity

Unsung Hero Award: Two recipients make a difference

Nebraska Medicine’s Jessica McGhee and Brian O’Reilly were recognized for their community service and commitment to diversity.

Jan 24, 2024

Jessica McGhee, Unsung Hero Award winner for community, and Brian O’Reilly, Unsung Hero Award winner for diversity

Med center honors the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

The annual event included recognizing two Nebraska Medicine colleagues as unsung heroes.

Jan 16, 2024

Today’s MLK Day event will be all virtual due to weather

Med center colleagues and the public can access the event online; pre-registration is no longer required.

Jan 15, 2024

Walter Brooks

UNMC’s 2023 reflects another year of growth

Take a look back at some of the highlights from UNMC’s expansive work in 2023.

Jan 8, 2024

Clockwise from top left, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Mayor Jean Stothert led the groundbreaking for the CORE Building, UNMC welcomed the NU Board of Regents to campus in October, med center leadership cut the ribbon on the Community Wellness Collaborative in the Highlander neighborhood, and UNMC students chose the Labs as UNMC's official mascot.

Med center’s MLK Day event scheduled for Jan. 15

The event, held in person and virtually, features speaker Walter Vincent Brooks and announcement of the Unsung Hero Award.

Jan 3, 2024

Walter Vincent Brooks

UNMC for the record, Dec. 1, 2023

Items on the postdoctoral association, retirements, Diwali Night, a community cleanup and next week’s food vendors.

Dec 1, 2023

Abdul Rouf Mir, a postdoctoral research associate in pathology/microbiology, was elected president of the UNMC Postdoctoral Association.

UNMC joins with Girls Inc. to showcase radiology field

More than a dozen teenagers joined a “Rad Girls” activity at the Davis Global Center.

Nov 29, 2023

Radiology resident Liz Pruss, MD, left, served as a teacher and role model for visiting teenagers during a recent "Rad Girls" experiential educational event put on by the UNMC College of Medicine's Radiology Interest Group, UNMC's iEXCEL program and Girls Inc. Omaha.

Retired nursing professor writes book on Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

Nancy Waltman, PhD, wrote “Healer: Susan La Flesche Picotte” on the first Native American doctor in the U.S.

Nov 29, 2023

Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD,

Speaker to address Native American health care’s history

Mayo Clinic physician Jonathan Baines, MD, PhD, will give a hybrid presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 29.

Nov 27, 2023

Jonathan Baines, MD, PhD

Nominations for Unsung Hero Award are open

The third annual award will be presented during the med center’s 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

Nov 15, 2023

Kristie Hayes, MD, recipient of the med center's 2023 Unsung Hero Award