Press Release

Video/audio available: UNMC chancellor, director of Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence, discuss the disease

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; Nov. 16 is World Pancreatic Cancer Day.

Nov 1, 2023

Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD

Karoly Mirnics accepts prestigious award on behalf of Special Olympics International

Director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, accepted a major international award on behalf of Special Olympics International on Oct. 27 in New York City.

Oct 30, 2023

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute

UNMC pioneers combination of AI, simulations and extended reality in health care scenarios

New publication in Journal of American College Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions explores AISER.

Oct 24, 2023

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and John Windle, ME

Project NExT moves to more detailed design phase

Regents’ action clears way to engage design, construction planning teams.

Oct 5, 2023

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, addresses the regents at UNMC Thursday.

Regents approve UNMC’s program statement for office, research facility

Building will serve as a cornerstone of UNMC’s new Saddle Creek campus.

Oct 5, 2023

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

Researchers notify community on blood clot agent study

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine to participate in international study.

Oct 2, 2023

Kevin Kemp, MD

BHECN Northeast launches at Wayne State College

Location is third rural site for Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska.

Sep 1, 2023

Ciera Afrank

Study shows discharge barriers for hospitalized patients 

UNMC’s Chad Vokoun, MD, is part of a cross-sectional, nationwide study of how these barriers contribute to the length of a hospital stay.

Aug 29, 2023

Chad Vokoun, MD

Funding to enhance timely screenings, referral for brain injury among survivors of intimate partner violence

UNMC’s Shireen Rajaram, PhD, will work with Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska, other community partners on NIH-funded effort

Jul 24, 2023

Shireen Rajaram, PhD

UNMC researcher contributes to new ‘atlas’ of kidney cells

Nature paper is part of a group of NIH=funded papers released this week by consortia of researchers.

Jul 20, 2023

Seth Winfree, PhD