Press Release
UNMC names Emily McElroy as dean of McGoogan Library
Library serves UNMC students, faculty, and staff, as well as licensed Nebraska health professionals and residents of the state.
Jan 13, 2020
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UNMC/Nebraska Medicine to host annual Martin Luther King Jr. event Jan. 20
Dell Gines, senior community development advisory with Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, is featured speaker.
Jan 10, 2020
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Creation of UNMC Division of Allergy and Immunology reflects growing demand
A native of Grand Island, Nebraska, Dr. Poole received her medical degree in 1999 at UNMC and completed her internal medicine residency in 2002 at Washington University at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
Jan 9, 2020
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Glaucoma expert to speak during UNMC Camras Lecture Jan. 16
Talk targeted to area ophthalmologists
Jan 8, 2020
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Dr. Jeff Harrison named chair of UNMC Department of Family Medicine
Succeeds Dr. Michael Sitorius who held the post for 30 years
Jan 8, 2020
![Jeff Harrison, MD (right), is the new chair of UNMC Department of Family Medicine. He succeeds Michael Sitorius, MD (left), who held the post for 30 years.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Sitorius_Harrison.jpg)
New cystic fibrosis drug is major breakthrough for patients
FDA approval of Trikafta will benefit 90% of cytstic fibrosis patients
Dec 27, 2019
![Members of the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine team providing clinical care to cystic fibrosis patients include: Front Row (left-right) - Jill Rollins, Heidi Klasna, Meilinh Thi, D.O., Jill Fliege and Stacy Millikan; Middle Row - Janelle Sorensen, Sandy Wahl, Cristine Batten and Jennifer Rounds; Back Row - Peter J. Murphy, M.D., John Dickinson, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph Poler, Psy.D., Molly Stirek and Laura Romero.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CFTeam2121219.jpg)
UNMC study: Marijuana use in e-cigarettes increases among youth
Among all students, the proportion who reported ever using marijuana in an e-cigarette increased from 11.1% in 2017 to 14.7% in 2018.
Dec 18, 2019
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MMI director named to Special Olympics International board
Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., has devoted his life to creating an inclusive, welcoming world
Dec 18, 2019
![Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dr_Karoly_Mirnics_0612.jpg)
349 UNMC students to receive diplomas at Dec. 20 commencement ceremony
The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in the Witherspoon Concert Hall at the Joslyn Art Museum.
Dec 16, 2019
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Jordan Cohen, M.D., to receive honorary doctor degree
For 12 years, he headed national organization for academic medical centers
Dec 16, 2019
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