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iLEAD graduates a new group of faculty leaders

Program provides framework for studying inspirational, creative leadership.

May 23, 2017

iLEAD graduates

Sean McGarry, M.D., named to Neff Chair

Dr. McGarry is the inaugural holder of the James R. Neff, M.D., Musculoskeletal Oncology Chair.

May 22, 2017

Sean McGarry, M.D.

Chihuly Sanctuary unveiled Friday

Installation at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is cornerstone of Healing Arts Program.

May 22, 2017

Cutting the ribbon on the Chihuly Sanctuary are, from left, Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; Daniel DeBehnke, M.D., M.B.A., Nebraska Medicine CEO; Leslie Jackson Chihuly, president and CEO of Chihuly Studio and Chihuly Workshop; Dale Chihuly; UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.; UNMC supporter Walter Scott; Amy Jenson, executive director of the Healing Arts Program; and UNMC supporter Mike Yanney.

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center to elevate cancer care in region

Formal dedication ceremony to be held Tuesday for new center.

May 18, 2017

A formal dedication ceremony for The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center will be held Tuesday.

New technology developed for engineering animal models

A study published May 17 in the journal Genome Biology shows how highly popular, custom genetically engineered animal models are easily generated using a new patent-pending technology called Easi-CRISPR.

Easi-CRISPR allows researchers to create these much-needed animal models at previously unheard of rates and significantly lower cost.

May 18, 2017

UNMC hosts Chinese business leaders

Visitors, in town for Berkshire Hathaway, toured the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

May 17, 2017

The American Chamber of Commerce in China sent about 25 representatives to a May 4 presentation by UNMC leaders.

Study shows device reduces blood draw contamination

Could save billions in health care costs, reduce risks to patient and improve antibiotic stewardship.

May 17, 2017

Mark Rupp, M.D., talks live about the study to reporters across the country through Newswise.

Remembering: Mike Boska, Ph.D.

Longtime UNMC researcher collaborated with many across campus.

May 16, 2017

Mike Boska, Ph.D.

From chalkboard to virtual reality

UNMC’s Omaha campus connects to Scottsbluff using iWall.

May 15, 2017

In Omaha at the Sorrell Center Visualization Hub, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. and Pamela Boyers, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning, use a laptop at left to talk to faculty, staff and students in Scottsbluff through an iWall connection. At left is the connection to Scottsbluff.

NU among the nation’s best in tech transfer

A new report measuring universities’ success in driving economic growth ranks the University of Nebraska among the nation’s elite.

May 12, 2017

University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds, Ph.D.