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Resident finds smooth transition as house officers arrive
The Office of Graduate Medical Education onboarded more than 200 house officers this summer.
Aug 16, 2023
![Chydubem Nwaiwu, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NwaiwuCOM-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Gundry named chair of cellular and integrative physiology
Rebekah Gundry, PhD, also will be appointed the Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Physiology.
Aug 15, 2023
![Rebekah Gundry, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RebekahGundry012423-900x600.jpg)
New nursing dean highlights priorities during campus forum
Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, has heard from Nebraskans about the critical role UNMC plays in the state.
Aug 14, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, UNMC College of Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, and Jane Meza, PhD, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, global engagement and strategic planning](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GoldSharpMcHenryMeza080723.jpg)
iEXCEL showcases advances as host of simulation conference
SimGHOSTS USA 2023 welcomed health care simulation specialists from around the nation and across the globe.
Aug 11, 2023
![Devin Marble of ImmersiveMedical speaks at the SimGHOSTS USA 2023 conference, held on the UNMC campus in Omaha earlier this month.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SimGHOSTS081123-900x600.jpg)
New public art celebrates what abounds in Williams Science Hall
The artwork, with warm, inviting colors and a geometric design reminiscent of DNA, is called ‘De Nobis Abundans.’
Aug 10, 2023
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WilliamsScienceArt1081023-900x600.jpg)
Goal: Path to new treatments for vision-destroying disease
Christopher Conrady, MD, PhD, received a National Institutes of Health grant to explore innate immune responses to acute retinal necrosis.
Aug 9, 2023
![Christopher Conrady, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ConradyLabCOM823-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Ratnapradipa now leading BHECN’s research work
A key focus for Dr. Ratnapradipa will be to oversee workforce analysis research.
Aug 8, 2023
![Kendra Ratnapradipa, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KendraRatnapradipa080823.jpg)
Summer health professions students see what’s possible
Almost 80 undergrads spent four weeks at UNMC through the Summer Health Professions Education Program.
Aug 7, 2023
![At center, Wayne Howell, a surgical simulation specialist and a 2017 alumnus of the Summer Health Professions Education Program, works with SHPEP students visiting the iEXCEL program.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SHPEP1080423-900x600.jpg)
Chancellor’s all-campus forum is set for Thursday
Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will be joined by Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, and Associate Vice Chancellor Jane Meza, PhD.
Aug 7, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, UNMC College of Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, and Jane Meza, PhD, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, global engagement and strategic planning](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GoldSharpMcHenryMeza080723.jpg)
NU remains among world’s best for earning U.S. patents
The combined innovative strength of UNMC, UNO and UNL ranks 78th in securing U.S. patents.
Aug 4, 2023
![Howard Gendelman, MD, and Benson Edagwa, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GendelmanEdagwa080423.jpg)