Press Release

Doctor at Bellevue Medical Center receives presumptive COVID-19 positive test

All patients/staff have been contacted and appropriate precautions taken

Mar 17, 2020

Med Center limits media interviews

Precautions taken to limit spread of COVID-19

Mar 15, 2020

Virtual Light It Up Blue! event marks World Autism Awareness Day

Munroe-Meyer Institute, Autism Action Partnership will collaborate on April 2 online celebration

Mar 13, 2020

First Omahan with coronavirus transferred to Nebraska Biocontainment Unit

Person traveled to area with active cases of coronavirus

Mar 6, 2020

UNMC led study published in major journal about potential new HIV treatment

Manufacturers of the treatment have applied to the Food and Drug Administration for approval and expect the treatment to be available this year

Mar 5, 2020

Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S.

UNMC conducting study of irritability in children, adolescents

The goal is to improve mood and behavior as well as study changes in the brain

Mar 4, 2020

UNMC College of Dentistry to host 37th annual Children’s Dental Day March 6

Over 200 Nebraska children to receive much-needed dental care.

Mar 2, 2020

Four depart National Quarantine Unit

Two previously tested positive, two others were negative throughout

Mar 2, 2020

Jeri Seratti-Goldman and Joanne Kirkland were the third and fourth to leave quarantine. Their journey started on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan.

Sammy’s Superheroes awards one millionth dollar to Nebraska pediatric research

The gift marks a milestone in the foundation’s fundraising for pediatric cancer research — their one millionth dollar raised.

Feb 27, 2020

Alyssa Hogeland and Erin Nahorny of Sammy's Superheroes Foundation (far left and far right) with Eleanor Rogan, Ph.D., a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher during a check presentation event.

UNMC part of committee issuing national report on social isolation, loneliness

Committee recommendations include more research on interventions that work

Feb 27, 2020

Juliann Sebastian, Ph.D.