Press Release

UNMC app is first to show what glaucoma patients see

Dr. Deepta Ghate collaborated with UNO students to develop the app, then studied it in glaucoma patients.

Mar 5, 2021

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine name new chief of surgical oncology

Dr. Mammen began his new role at the medical center on March 1.

Mar 4, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine trials to start in pregnant women, children

UNMC, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, will lead two COVID-19 vaccine trials sponsored by Pfizer.

Mar 1, 2021

Kari Simonsen, MD and Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD

New study highlights lack of diversity, equity in vaccine clinical trials

The study is published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open

Feb 19, 2021

Laura Flores

UNMC scientists use new technology to discover SARS-CoV-2 mutations in state

Enables Nebraska Public Health Lab to more precisely track COVID-19

Feb 18, 2021

Left: Peter Iwen, PhD, director of the Nebraska Public Health Lab and Baha Abdalhamid, MD, PhD, UNMC assistant professor of pathology and microbiology, with the Clear Labs GridION nanopore sequencer

COVID-19 and the heart focus of Science Cafe

To ensure social distancing, Feb. 23 event will be offered via Facebook Live

Feb 16, 2021

Daniel Anderson, MD, PhD

College of Nursing offers new programs to address Nebraska’s nursing shortage

College offers a new master’s degree, a certificate program for internationally educated nurses, 8-week accelerated RN to BSN

Feb 15, 2021

Juliann Sebastian, PhD

NSRI, UNMC contract to develop military medical personnel assessment tools

A skills assessment tool would allow resources for training to be better utilized while helping to maintain a medically ready force.

Feb 15, 2021

Alicia Schiller, PhD

UNMC faculty to be recognized March 3 for dedication to education

Awards recognize outstanding dedication to education.

Feb 11, 2021

Geoffrey Talmon, MD, UNMC professor of pathology and microbiology, will receive the Varner Educator Laureate for 2020-21

UNMC announces dean’s list for fall 2020

Students are enrolled in nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and the allied health professions

Feb 5, 2021