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Dental students shine at national symposium

Ariel Atwood receives the Most Outstanding Presentation of Clinical Research Award at the 2016 Hinman Student Research Symposium.

Dec 14, 2016

From left, UNMC College of Dentistry Dean Janet Guthmiller, D.D.S., Ph.D., and fourth-year dental students Ariel Atwood and Mallory Shanahan. (Photo by Margaret Cain.)

Planning for a worst case scenario

Exercise examined UNMC preparedness for a significant event.

Dec 12, 2016

Work begins on Lincoln nursing, health center home

UNMC and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln partner on the new University Health Center-College of Nursing Lincoln Division building.

Dec 7, 2016

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., is 11th Scientist Laureate

Research awards ceremony will be held on Jan. 17.

Dec 6, 2016

UNMC Scientist Laureate Tammy Kielian, Ph.D.

UNMC recognized at Nurse of the Year awards

Two UNMC College of Nursing faculty and four students were among those honored at event.

Dec 2, 2016

Kathleen Duncan, Ph.D., was awarded the Academic Excellence Award.

Cancer center gains international partner

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and Hubei Cancer Hospital in Central China become sister institutions.

Dec 1, 2016

Attendees at the Nov. 14 signing ceremony included: Front row (left-right) - UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. and Shaozhong Wei, M.D., Ph.D., president of Hubei Cancer Hospital; Back row - Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; Deb Thomas, vice chancellor for business and finance; Huiting Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Jun-qui Yue, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, Ph.D., associate dean for academic programs, UNMC College of Nursing; Li-Wu Chen, Ph.D., professor and chair, UNMC College of Public Health Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Steven Hinrichs, M.D., professor and chair, UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology; and Kai Fu, M.D., Ph.D., director of UNMC Office of International Relations.

PHEAST students get a taste of public health

Program is designed to recruit public health leaders committed to improving population health outcomes in Nebraska.

Nov 29, 2016

PHEAST students visit the College of Public Health. From left: Patricia Mitnik, Dylan Reinhardt, Derek Julian and Meghan Krajicek.

Dr. Meza interim leader for global engagement

Beginning Jan. 1, Jane Meza, Ph.D., will begin new role for UNMC, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Nebraska Medicine.

Nov 22, 2016

Jane Meza, Ph.D.

Dr. Vetro aims to improve treatment for cancer patients

Joseph Vetro, Ph.D., hopes startup company can bring practical application to promising research.

Nov 18, 2016

Joseph Vetro, Ph.D.

Drill tests readiness for multiple infectious patients

Three mock “patients” will arrive in Nebraska Friday on 747 from West Africa.

Nov 17, 2016

Workers drill at the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.