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Time out with T.O. – Surviving the Big C

Bill Penry’s positive attitude — plus ‘good doctoring’ — helped him beat cancer.

Sep 10, 2020

Bill Penry, at right, and son Casey (photo by Dimitry Konstantinov)

UNMC enrollment sets record for 20th straight year

Record-high 4,247 students are enrolled for the 2020-2021 school year.

Sep 9, 2020

Study explores COVID-19 effects on children

Alice Sato, MD, PhD, participated in recently published study.

Sep 9, 2020

Alice Sato, MD, PhD

UNMC seeking ideas for planned inclusion space

UNMC community’s input needed to create welcoming space.

Sep 8, 2020

Sheritta Strong, MD, director of inclusion at UNMC

Study a ‘stepping stone’ in pancreatic cancer battle

Research published in August issue of Gastroenterology.

Sep 4, 2020

From left, Moorthy Ponnusamy, PhD, and Surinder Batra, PhD

Time out with T.O. – On a roll against Parkinson’s

Bike tour will connect with families across Nebraska who have been impacted by Parkinson’s.

Sep 3, 2020

From left, Howard Gendelman, MD, and Ted Wuebben prepare for Saturday's fundraising bike ride, the start of a 351-mile trek that will end in Valentine on Sept. 13.

Dr. Wang follows up with his research on peptides

New paper was published in July in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Aug 28, 2020

Gus Wang, PhD

$5 million gift creates program on water, climate and health

Donor of $5 million wishes to raise awareness of the importance of public health.

Aug 27, 2020

At left, Anne Hubbard, MD, donated $5 million to create the Water, Climate and Health Program, which will be based in the UNMC College of Public Health and led by Jesse Bell, PhD, at right.

Grant will fund potentially game-changing PT study

The nationwide study could shift the way PT is provided for young children at high risk for or diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

Aug 26, 2020

Sandra Willett, PhD

Miller named AVC for business and finance

Jeff Miller served previously as UNMC’s controller.

Aug 25, 2020

Jeff Miller
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