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Dr. Gundry named UNeMed’s Emerging Inventor

UNeMed also named its Startup of the Year and the Most Promising New Invention of 2023.

Nov 13, 2023

Rebekah Gundry, PhD, in her lab on the 12th floor of the Lied Transplant Center

UNMC 2023 Scientist Laureate: Michele Balas, PhD

‘The thing that makes me the happiest is that a nurse is getting recognized with this award, and that people will start thinking of nursing as a science.’

Nov 9, 2023

Michele Balas, PhD

Dr. Gold addresses the future of innovation in the next economy

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, is joining with other expert voices through the Council on Competitiveness.

Nov 7, 2023

Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, UNMC Chancellor and executive vice president and provost for the University of Nebraska System

Dr. Garvin elected president-elect of American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Kevin Garvin, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, will become president of ABOS in October 2024.

Nov 3, 2023

Kevin Garvin, MD

Blood and bone marrow transplant program celebrates 40 years 

Research breakthroughs decades ago have meant life-saving treatment for thousands and hope in the future.

Nov 3, 2023

Julie Vose, MD, transplant patient Kurt Holmstrom and Beth Reed, MD

Dr. Lisco steps away as chair of UNMC anesthesiology

Steven Lisco, MD, will dedicate more time to his roles with Nebraska Medicine and the UNMC College of Medicine. Dr. Shukry will serve as interim chair.

Nov 2, 2023

Steven Lisco, MD

Lancet Oncology report offers new roadmap for cancer surgery

UNMC’s Chandra Are, MBBS, was the lead commissioner of the international Lancet Oncology Commission.

Nov 2, 2023

Chandra Are, MBBS

UNMC leaders break ground on CORE Building

Construction on the ‘game changer’ of a facility at the corner of Saddle Creek Road and Farnam Street should take until early 2026.

Nov 1, 2023

From left, Rebekah Gundry, PhD, director, UNMC Center for Heart and Vascular Research; Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert; UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD; Ken Bayles, PhD, vice chancellor for research at UNMC; and Michael Dixon, PhD, president and CEO of UNeMed Corporation, break ground on the CORE (Campus Operations and Research Excellence) Building, which will serve as a cornerstone of UNMC’s new Saddle Creek Campus at the corner of Saddle Creek Road and Farnam Street.

Dr. Hingorani speaks to the personal impact of pancreas cancer

On his latest podcast, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, talks with Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD, director of the Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence.

Nov 1, 2023

Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD, director of the Center of Excellence in Pancreatic Cancer at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

Dr. Mirnics to accept prestigious award on behalf of SOI

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, sits on the board of Special Olympics International, which will receive the Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health.

Oct 31, 2023

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD