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First-ever UNMC Giving Day draws 1,542 gifts from generous donors

The event raised $278,229 to support UNMC colleges, student organizations and clinical partners and institutions.

Apr 3, 2023

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, said, "We are humbled by the generosity and trust our stakeholders have shown us."

Dr. Godfrey honored as UNMC’s Varner Educator Laureate

Maurice Godfrey, PhD, opens up possibilities in the health sciences with outreach to Native American communities.

Mar 30, 2023

Maurice Godfrey, PhD

Neurocritical care unit is one of a kind in Nebraska

UNMC Division of Neurocritical Care aims to provide specialty care, cutting-edge education.

Aug 11, 2022

Neurocritical care team members include respiratory therapist Russ Sindelar, Darryl Gress, MD, nurse practitioners Tori Piercy and Kristi Jay and critical care nurse Emily Scahill.

Med students, Dr. Balasanova team to publish paper

The case study, published in The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, an example of the positive effects of de-stigmatizing substance use disorder.

Aug 5, 2022

From left, Ben Johnson, Sean McDermott and Alëna Balasanova, MD

Bradley Britigan, MD, named to LCME board

Bradley Britigan, MD, will serve three-year term on accrediting agency’s board.

Aug 2, 2022

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine

Dr. Marcelin among 2022-2023 Gold Humanism Scholars

UNMC’s Jasmine Marcelin, MD, honored for her ‘JEDI with Jasmine’ inclusion project.

Jul 29, 2022

Rebekah Gundry, PhD, named interim department chair

Dr. Gundry will lead the UNMC Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, while Matthew Zimmerman, PhD, will be interim vice chair of the department.

Jul 26, 2022

Rebekah Gundry, PhD

Soccer star’s visit draws families to vaccination clinic

Mexico’s Luis ‘El Matador’ Hernandez visited Omaha to take part in a UNMC/Nebraska Medicine vaccination event at Omaha South High School.

Jul 8, 2022

From left, Mexican soccer superstar Luis “El Matador” Hernandez and UNMC's Armando De Alba, MD

Video series to educator military responders to proper RPE use

Elizabeth Beam, PhD, is leading a team piloting interactive videos for respiratory protective equipment training.

Jun 14, 2022

Elizabeth Beam, PhD

Latest COVID treatment study finds superior treatment

Results published in the prestigious Lancet journal.

Jun 13, 2022

Andre Kalil, MD