Press Release

Growing UNMC research network expands opportunities for rural research collaboration

Collaboration provides an opportunity to expand knowledge of health issues in the community.

Oct 27, 2021

Matthew Rizzo, MD

UNMC, Union Pacific to team up Saturday to convert ride-on toy cars into affordable assistive mobility vehicles for 11 children

Mobility for children at that age is critical for development of social, cognitive and motor skills, but power wheelchairs are typically expensive, and children frequently outgrow them. 

Oct 26, 2021

$1.6 million UNMC grant provides free series to reduce disparities in health care

Starts Nov. 3, provides free educational credits, up to $2,000 for projects

Oct 25, 2021

Drs. Nada Fadul, Muhammad Salman Ashraf

UNMC study shows decrease in lung cancer deaths, citing earlier diagnosis, better treatments

Study results, which appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Oncology journal Oct. 21.

Oct 22, 2021

Apar Ganti, MD

UNMC, Wayne State partner on early admission pathway to bachelor’s degree in nursing

Wayne State College students complete the first two years of the BSN at WSC and then finish the BSN at UNMC’s Northern Division.

Oct 21, 2021

Juliann Sebastian, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing

UNMC receives $1.7 million NIOSH grant to study ways to negate lung injury from biohazards

The four-year grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) aims to define the lung repair, recovery and remodeling processes.

Oct 19, 2021

Nursing to host Oct. 27, Nov. 10 virtual, in-person sessions on doctoral nursing degree programs

A PhD prepares individuals for leadership roles in research. The DNP prepares nurses in advanced clinical expertise and health systems change.

Oct 18, 2021

2,510 new UNMC students mark beginning of health professions

Students make a commitment to the health professions

Oct 15, 2021

Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, has been named executive director of the Child Health Research Institute

Dr. Anderson Berry has served as CHRI’s interim executive director since September 2019

Oct 13, 2021

Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD