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Election set for inaugural UNMC Staff Advisory Council

Online voting will run Monday, March 3, through Friday, March 7, for the 32-member council.

Feb 28, 2025

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Annual report highlights Global Center for Health Security

The report, now available online, discusses the center’s global biosecurity work and vast expertise, all reaching out from the med center.

Feb 27, 2025

John Lowe, PhD, director of the Global Center for Health Security

UNMC to offer new dental/public health degree

The collaboration of the UNMC Colleges of Dentistry and Public Health will allow students to get dental and MPH degrees within four years.

Feb 25, 2025

Yun Saksena, DMD, associate dean for education at the UNMC College of Dentistry, and Nicole Kolm-Valdivia, PhD, assistant dean for academic affairs at the UNMC College of Public Health

Research forum spans updates, advocacy

Researchers are encouraged to remember UNMC’s mission, work on the science and step forward as advocates if they feel moved.

Feb 25, 2025

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and UNMC Vice Chancellor for Research Ken Bayles, PhD

UNMC elevates to R1-tier research institution

The designation is the highest research classification for an educational institution from Carnegie’s Institutions of Higher Learning.

Feb 24, 2025

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Officials offer primer on advocacy and engagement

UNMC and the University of Nebraska System’s top government relations officials held a webinar to discuss advocacy.

Feb 21, 2025

Matt Blomstedt, PhD, associate vice president for government relations for the University of Nebraska System; Chris Kratochvil, MD, vice chancellor for external relations at UNMC; and Jeff Kratz, director of UNMC government relations

Ribbon cut on pancreatic cancer clinical research unit space

The unit now is on the fourth floor of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, helping advance clinical trials of patients.

Feb 20, 2025

From left, cutting the ribbon are H. Dele Davies, MD, interim chancellor of UNMC, Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD, director of the UNMC Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence, Jim Armitage MD, and Tony Hollingsworth, PhD.

Pharmacy school in Kearney makes progress toward opening

New faculty are being hired, and prospective students are committing to join the inaugural class when classes start in August.

Feb 19, 2025

A rendering of the new Rural Health Education Building at UNK

Dr. Mahapatra grant to fund medulloblastoma research 

The team led by Sidharth Mahapatra, MD, PhD is exploring a novel treatment against the most lethal form of medulloblastoma. 

Feb 19, 2025

Sidharth Mahapatra, MD, PhD

Dr. Davies: UNMC’s work ‘has never been more important’

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, addressed recent federal changes that would impact UNMC and offered guidance to UNMC faculty, students and staff.

Feb 17, 2025

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD