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Breakthrough Thinking series kicks off Oct. 29

UNMC’s Siobhan Wescott, MD, and Jane Jih, MD, from the University of California San Francisco, will speak during program.

Oct 22, 2021

Siobhan Wescott, MD

UNMC history: A different type of Oktoberfest

Health-themed event proved popular for UNMC in the 1970s.

Oct 20, 2021

The Oktoberfest tent during the 1975 event.

Mike Yanney to be honored by Omaha Press Club

Longtime UNMC supporter will be the next ‘Face on the Barroom Floor’ on Nov. 18.

Oct 19, 2021

Mike Yanney and Gail Walling-Yanney, MD

Grant funds study on negating lung injury from biohazards

Four-year, $1.7 million grant aims to ameliorate damage to lungs from acute and repetitive exposure to biohazards.

Oct 15, 2021

Jill Poole, MD

Panel to discuss creation of ‘C’RONA Comix’

Books were intended to help youth understand the pandemic.

Oct 14, 2021

Images from the C'RONA Comix series

Dr. Anderson Berry to lead CHRI

Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, has served as the Child Health Research Institute’s interim director since 2019.

Oct 11, 2021

Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD

Examining the risks of emergency department crowding

Michael Wadman, MD, teamed with department chairs at other institutions to write a paper detailing challenges and offering solutions.

Oct 7, 2021

Michael Wadman, MD

Dr. Harter new chief of pediatric dermatology

Nicole Harter, MD, is the inaugural leader of the new division.

Oct 5, 2021

Nicole Harter, MD

Cancer center successfully renews NCI designation

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is one of just 71 NCI-designated cancer centers in the country.

Oct 4, 2021

Kenneth Cowan, MD, PhD

Behavioral health grant provides more access to services

DHHS grant of $1.5 million supports integration of services into patient-centered medical homes.

Oct 1, 2021

Teri Mathews, PhD, is the principal investigator of the grant.