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Rep. Bacon, Mayor Stothert join Dr. Gold to update walkway project

The leaders discussed plans for two pedestrian/bike walkways, as well as a new $2 million federal grant.

Jun 3, 2024

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon speaks at Friday's press conference, in which he was joined by UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert.

New generative AI events at UNMC start this summer

The Generative AI at UNMC Summer Symposium is set for July, and a chat series on AI issues starts in June.

May 31, 2024

McGoogan Library Dean Emily Glenn and Rachel Lookadoo, JD, assistant professor of environmental, agricultural and occupational health in the UNMC College of Public Health, co-chairs of the UNMC AI Task Force

Dr. Gundry to lead UNMC’s revamped mass spectrometry core

To reflect a new vision, the core facility has been renamed the UNMC Multiomics Mass Spectrometry Core Facility.

May 30, 2024

Rebekah Gundry, PhD

Dr. Lowe named inaugural Anne M. Hubbard Chair

John Lowe, PhD, becomes permanent chair of the UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health on July 1.

May 29, 2024

John Lowe, PhD

Dean Khan named to CDC committee on COVID-19 vaccines

UNMC’s Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, will serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine review.

May 28, 2024

Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH

Health care workforce report highlights challenges, accomplishments

The issues involved show the importance of UNMC initiating programming to educate more health care professionals.

May 16, 2024

Nicole Carritt, UNMC's assistant vice chancellor of health workforce education relations

UNMC to assist in tornado recovery survey

The UNMC College of Public Health will assist state and local health officials in surveying the Washington County community.

May 16, 2024

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UNMC physical therapy earns NU teaching award

The allied health program is the recipient of the University of Nebraska’s 2024 University-wide Departmental Teaching Award.

May 15, 2024

Faculty and staff of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions' physical therapy program: From left, first row is staff, Marcela Williams, Mary Wood, Megan Krenzer, Michelle Hawkins. Faculty are, second row, Tessa Wells, DPT, Betsy Becker, DPT, PhD, Dawn Venema, PhD; third row, Patricia Hageman, PhD, Nikki Sleddens, PhD; fourth row, Sara Bills, DPT, Kathleen Volkman, MS, Kellie Gossman, DPT; fifth row, Megan Frazee, DPT, Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD, Grace Johnson, DPT, Joseph Norman, PhD (retired), Elizabeth Wellsandt, DPT, PhD; sixth row, Stacie Christensen, DPT, Mike Rosenthal, DSc, Mike Wellsandt, DPT. Not pictured, Laura Bilek, PhD, Teresa Cochran, DPT, Kyle Meyer, PhD, Kaitlyn Uwazurike, DPT.

Cancer center announces new community outreach leaders

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center team will be key in developing community partnerships, cancer education and screening events.

May 15, 2024

Clockwise from top left: Keyonna King, DrPH, Patrick Maloney, PhD, Rachael Schmidt, DNP, and Juan Santamaria, MD

Med center to spearhead novel approach to disaster planning

The med center’s health security experts will support the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health in the planning effort.

May 9, 2024

Chris Kratochvil, MD, vice chancellor for external relations at UNMC, and Lauren Sauer, associate director of research in the Global Center for Health Security