Press Release

Popular Owl Ride event returns on Saturday, July 13

Nighttime bike ride assists adults with developmental disabilities

May 16, 2019

Marv Welstead, 98, has been a driving force in raising money in the Fremont area that will go toward Alzheimer's research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Welstead's wife, Jean, died in 2009 after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's.

Potential disease-modifying drug for osteoarthritis is identified

Breakthrough by UNMC/Children’s researchers is published in major scientific journal

May 15, 2019

Anna Spagnoli, M.D., and Tieshi Li, Ph.D., headed the research team that discovered a potential disease-modifying drug for osteoarthritis.

Zachary Meyer, M.D., of Grand Island receives 2019 Koefoot Award

The Koefoot Award was created in 2005 in memory of Theodore Koefoot, M.D. He was a charter preceptor for UNMC’s Rural Family Medicine Preceptorship.

May 13, 2019

From left: Jeff Harrison, M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center rural residency director; Mindy Lacey, M.D., UNMC medical student education director; Zachary Meyer, M.D., Koefoot Award recipient, and Michael Sitorius, M.D., chair of the UNMC family medicine department.

All of Us Research Program visiting Omaha and Grand Island

Nebraskans encouraged to help accelerate, improve research during May stops

May 10, 2019

The traveling "All of Us" Journey research buses will be in Omaha May 14-17 and in Grand Island May 21-24.

Nebraska LEAD Fellows visit UNMC

Tour Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center as well as research laboratory

May 10, 2019

Here's the group of Nebraska LEAD Fellows who visited UNMC recently.

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine/UNO have more than $5 billion impact on state’s economy

Three organizations have far-reaching impact on Nebraska’s growth, prosperity

May 9, 2019

Well owners in flooded areas advised to have well water tested

Licensed water well contractors should be hired to do testing
 

May 7, 2019

Hearing loss is topic of May 14 Omaha Science Cafe

UNMC neurotologist, Jonathan Hatch,M.D., is featured speaker.

May 6, 2019

RFD-TV show offers solutions for rural health workforce shortages

UNMC chancellor, national expert provide insight how to attract, retain health professionals

May 2, 2019

Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., UNMC and UNO chancellor
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