Press Release
Regents approve creation of UNMC Department of Neurosurgery
Will build upon success of region’s premier neurosurgery program
Oct 5, 2017
![Ken Follett, M.D., Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Follett11.jpg)
Regents approve master’s degree in health administration at UNMC
College of Public Health will launch program next fall for fast growing profession
Oct 5, 2017
![Fernando Wilson, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/FernandoWilsonPhD.jpg)
MMI leadership team to visit three northeast Nebraska communities Oct. 4-5
Stops include Fremont, Columbus and Norfolk.
Sep 28, 2017
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UNMC hosting largest international study on orthostatic tremor
Movement disorder makes people feel like they are going to fall down when they are standing
Sep 28, 2017
![Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DiegoTorres3.jpg)
Molecular Psychiatry journal publishes results of UNMC/Vanderbilt study
Combination of infection, diabetes in mother could predispose children to psychiatric disorders in later life
Sep 26, 2017
![Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dr_Karoly_Mirnics_0612.jpg)
Recent UNMC nursing grads score high on national licensure exam
Scores reflect quality of UNMC nursing program
Sep 25, 2017
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Nebraska weather topic of Sept. 26 Omaha Science Cafe
Meteorologist Matt Serwe will talk about Nebraska’s varied weather patterns
Sep 18, 2017
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UNMC professor elected president of American Society for Clinical Pathology
James Wisecarver, M.D., Ph.D., installed for 2017-2018 term
Sep 15, 2017
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Device used to close small hole in heart may protect against recurrent stroke
UNMC one of 69 study sites for research featured in New England Journal of Medicine
Sep 14, 2017
![Pierre Fayad, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fayad07122.jpg)
Gift to UNMC focuses on helping those who have experienced mental trauma
About 50 percent of Nebraskans report experiencing childhood adversity/trauma
Sep 13, 2017
![Members of the UNMC College of Public Health team involved in the Building a Trauma-Informed Community initiative included (left-right): Lea Pounds, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health; Jungyoon 'JY' Kim, Ph.D., (principal investigator), assistant professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Alisha Aggarwal, doctoral student, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean; and Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Trauma_Informed_Community_Group_Photo_1025.jpg)