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College of Dentistry receives ‘Employer of the Year’ award

The Nebraska Dental Hygienists’ Association recognized college.

Jun 4, 2021

From left, Lisa Moravec, assistant professor, Gwen Hlava, chair, and Heather Hessheimer, assistant professor, department of dental hygiene

Dr. De Alba joins national campaign against vaccine hesitancy

Federal effort aimed to address the Hispanic community, where vaccination rates remain low.

Jun 2, 2021

Armando De Alba, MD

Study: RA patients have higher risk of COVID-19, complications

Bryant England, MD, led the study, which used a national VA health care database.

May 28, 2021

Bryant England, MD

Immune transformation shows promise for Parkinson’s disease

UNMC team finds that training the immune system is a safe option for therapeutic development

May 19, 2021

From left, the research team included Howard Gendelman, MD, Pamela Santamaria, MD, R. Lee Mosley, PhD, and Katherine Olson, PhD.

Dr. Batra named inaugural Hartmann Chair

Surinder Batra, PhD, named the inaugural Dr. Alfred and Linda Hartmann Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

May 10, 2021

Surinder Batra, PhD

Pharmacy alum to serve Nebraska Medicine, UNMC

Kyle Skiermont, PharmD, named vice president of pharmacy and therapeutics for Nebraska Medicine and assistant dean for clinical affairs in the UNMC College of Pharmacy.

May 7, 2021

Kyle Skiermont, PharmD

Drs. Van Hook, Wang named Kinman Oldfield scholars

The scholarships are awarded annually by the Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Fund.

Apr 28, 2021

From left, Xinglong Wang, PhD, and Matthew Van Hook, PhD

University named Gold Level Skin Smart Campus

Award recognizes the university system’s commitment to promoting skin cancer prevention and sun safety education.

Apr 27, 2021

Ashley Wysong, MD

New tech opens up physical therapy opportunities

Munroe-Meyer Institute’s ZeroG system helps clients explore possibilities.

Apr 26, 2021

Physical therapist Marne Iwand works with a client using the ZeroG Gait and Balance System at the new Munroe-Meyer Institute building.

Dr. Galvez aims to make impact at UNMC, Children’s

Jorge Galvez, MD, is the new division chief and vice chair of pediatric anesthesiology.

Apr 23, 2021

Jorge Gálvez, MD