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Student housing groundbreaking ceremony set for Monday

UNMC students are invited to join the event, which will be at 3 p.m. at the southeast corner of 39th Street and Dewey Avenue.

Oct 31, 2024

A rendering of the UNMC student housing facility that is expected to open in August 2026

UNMC named new public health regional center for CDC

As one of 10 Regional Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response, UNMC will administer the center for Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Oct 30, 2024

Rachel Lookadoo, JD, and Lauren Sauer

Second ‘One-Stop Cancer Shop’ event set for Saturday

The event is sponsored by the UNMC College of Nursing, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Nebraska Medicine and community partners.

Oct 25, 2024

Claire Thiele, UNMC nursing student, volunteered at the first One-Stop Cancer Shop event in September.

A skilled surgeon’s hands and an unconventional patient

UNMC’s Joseph Morgan, MD, and a team from orthopaedic surgery join with the Henry Doorly Zoo for an intricate surgery on a monkey’s hand.

Oct 23, 2024

Going into the procedure on Yuki, Joseph Morgan, MD, wanted the surgical repair to be strong enough to hold up to a primate's active lifestyle.

Landmark UNMC research studies ABC’s of ICU care

The research, led by Michele Balas, PhD, is the med center’s first multisite study through the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.

Oct 18, 2024

Michele Balas, PhD

MMI grant to improve job access for individuals with disabilities

The $9.9 million federal grant will help ensure individuals with disabilities between ages 14 and 24 have good job opportunities.

Oct 16, 2024

Rachel Ray and Mark Shriver, PhD

UNMC’s uBEATS leads the way as a health science resource

UNMC’s free online program for middle and high school is reaching more students and more states with a new level of endorsement.

Oct 15, 2024

A student working at a computer on a uBEATS module

Cancer center announces cancer prevention and control program

The new research initiative by the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is aimed at improving cancer outcomes across Nebraska.

Oct 14, 2024

Vijaya Bhatt, MBBS, and Edward Peters, DMD, ScD

EDGE District is new name of UNMC Saddle Creek development

The district will become a dynamic hub for health-focused scientific discovery.

Oct 10, 2024

Overhead shot of the EDGE District from the west.

Circle of Distinction honors endowed positions, generous donors

These endowed positions are critical to UNMC recruiting and retaining the highest-quality faculty.

Oct 10, 2024

The UNMC Circle of Distinction celebrates the UNMC faculty who hold endowed chairs, professorships and faculty fellowships and the benefactors who made the honors possible.