tmpgZhMASuJkzI omdUdAV

UNMC Front Page

Celebrating 10 years as chancellor

The work of Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, continues in leading UNMC from excellence to eminence.

Feb 1, 2024

Drs. Lowe, Romanik discuss COVID-19, Mpox response

UNMC’s Abbey Lowe, PhD, and the White House’s Nikki Romanik, DO, held a grand rounds presentation in December.

Jan 31, 2024

Abbey Lowe, PhD, assistant professor in the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions and scholar with the Global Center for Health Security, and Nikki Romanik, DO, special assistant to the president, deputy director and chief of staff for the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy

Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, named Varner Educator Laureate

Dr. Cushman-Vokoun and other recipients of the UNMC Impact in Education Awards will be honored at a ceremony Feb. 29.

Jan 18, 2024

Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD

Erin Schneider, EdD, named BHECN deputy director

The promotion recognizes Dr. Schneider’s work guiding the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska.

Jan 16, 2024

Erin Schneider, EdD

UNMC welcomes Defense Health Agency for health security tour

A DHA team heard about the med center’s military and federal partnerships and biosecurity expertise.

Jan 15, 2024

At center, Lt. Col Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD, led (at left) Major Gen. George Appenzeller, MD, special assistant to the Defense Health Agency director, on a tour of the negatively pressurized CONEX unit in December along with (at right) Chris Kratochvil, MD, UNMC vice chancellor for external relations.

Jennifer Blackford, PhD, named chair of NIH study section

Dr. Blackford, the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s director of research, will chair the NIH behavioral neuroscience fellowship study section.

Jan 12, 2024

Jennifer Blackford, PhD

UNMC heart, vascular research leaps forward with new grant

The Nebraska Center for Heart and Vascular Research received an NIH Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence Award.

Jan 10, 2024

Rebekah Gundry, PhD

Applied Behavior Analysis PhD program ranked top in country

The UNMC and Munroe-Meyer Institute program was recognized by the Applied Behavior Analysis Programs Guide.

Jan 10, 2024

Nicole Rodriguez, PhD

Clinical perfusion simulation program recognized among best

The program is one of 11 recognized as a high-fidelity center by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.

Jan 8, 2024

Scott Sanderson, clinical perfusion program director and administrative chair of UNMC's new American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP)-designated simulation center, practices sim training with colleague Amber Lickert, UNMC's perfusion clinical education coordinator.

UNMC’s 2023 reflects another year of growth

Take a look back at some of the highlights from UNMC’s expansive work in 2023.

Jan 8, 2024

Clockwise from top left, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Mayor Jean Stothert led the groundbreaking for the CORE Building, UNMC welcomed the NU Board of Regents to campus in October, med center leadership cut the ribbon on the Community Wellness Collaborative in the Highlander neighborhood, and UNMC students chose the Labs as UNMC's official mascot.