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Commencement ceremony information
Medical students attending the Omaha commencement ceremony can pick up their academic attire this Wednesday or Thursday.
May 2, 2022
![This week's commencement ceremony will be at the Baxter Arena.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BaxterArena030222.jpg)
The UNMC College of Medicine received grantand funding awards representing more than $8 million in new funding in March.
May 2, 2022
![Xinglong Wang, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Wang082521.jpg)
Peter Mannon, MD, oversees the gastroenterology and hepatology fellows.
May 2, 2022
![Peter Mannon, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mannon021622.jpg)
Oluwatobi Ogun, MD, is a member of the Family Medicine Residency Program.
May 2, 2022
![Oluwatobi Ogun, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Ogun050222.jpg)
New members named to medical honor society
UNMC students, faculty and residents were inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society in April.
May 2, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Emblem1223.jpg)
MD-PhD Scholars Program celebrates milestones
Joseph Carmichael, MD, received the John M. Morrison, MD, PhD, Mentoring Student Award.
May 2, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Emblem1223.jpg)
College faculty honored at annual meeting
Faculty were recognized for 30, 40 years of service at UNMC.
May 2, 2022
![From left, Samuel Cohen, MD, PhD, and Jon Thompson, MD, both were honored for 40 years of service at the UNMC Annual Faculty Meeting.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CohenThompson0502221.jpg)
Legislative initiatives will impact the college
Approval of a joint health facility and program funding at UNK, pancreatic cancer center funding and a boost to the behavioral health workforce were among the session highlights.
May 2, 2022
![A rendering of the future UNMC-UNK rural health facility at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RuralHealth1021822.jpg)
Dean’s message: Graduation congratulations
Two different graduation ceremonies mark many challenges overcomes.
May 2, 2022
![Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/BritiganBradley1.jpg)
UNMC eyes better outcomes for Black kidney patients
UNMC serving as key site in national study, which also is aiming to increase the donor pool.
Apr 28, 2022
![Scott Westphal, MD, and Roslyn Mannon, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WestphalMannon042822.jpg)