Press Release

Internationally recognized physician-scientist to lead UNMC pancreas cancer program

Pancreas cancer is among the world’s most lethal cancers.

Dec 16, 2021

Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD

372 UNMC students to receive diplomas Dec. 17

The ceremony will be live streamed at
https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/series-media/non-series-video/unmc-winter-commencement-ceremony-50017031/.

Dec 14, 2021

UNMC researcher finds ‘death pathway’ in bacteria

Pathway may be used as a target against infectious diseases

Dec 8, 2021

Vinai Thomas, PhD

Timely training by UNMC’s SIM-NE pays off as EMT crew delivers baby

Hildreth Fire & Rescue crew had undergone simulated emergency obstetrics training through UNMC program less than 48 hours before.

Nov 24, 2021

Climate change and the impact on mental health is the focus of the Nov. 30 Science Cafe

Dr. Abadi will discuss current and potential future impacts of weather and climate-related exposures on mental health.

Nov 22, 2021

Azar Abadi, PhD

Supercomputer bridges campus, speeds data collection

The center works across the NU system to unite clinicians, clinical informaticists, data scientists and computer scientists.

Nov 18, 2021

Using the power of the DGX A100 supercomputer, Yiannis Chatzizisis, MD, PhD, examines patient-specific computer simulations of coronary artery stenting procedures on the touch screens at the Davis Global Center.

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine part of international clinical trial to test new oral drug to prevent COVID-19

Clinical trials are research studies performed with human volunteers that aim to evaluate if investigational treatments and vaccines are safe and effective for people.

Nov 16, 2021

UNMC Ice Rink to open Saturday, Nov. 27

Admission for the public is $7, which includes skates

Nov 15, 2021

UNMC researcher finds one COVID treatment not justified

The study evaluated whether the combination of interferon beta-1a and remdesivir compared to remdesivir alone might work as a COVID-19 treatment in hospitalized patients.

Nov 12, 2021

Study shows a path to HIV elimination

New paper describes use of ‘intracellular molecular surgery’ to attack HIV-1 at multiple points.

Nov 10, 2021

Howard Gendelman, MD