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Ron Krueger, M.D., receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Director of the Truhlsen Eye Institute honored by the International Society of Refractive Surgery.

Dec 18, 2019

From left, Ronald Krueger, M.D., the McGaw Professor and chairman of the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Truhlsen Eye Institute, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

UNMC study: Marijuana use in e-cigarettes increases among youth

Hongying Dai, Ph.D., has study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Dec 18, 2019

Hongying Dai, Ph.D.

Dr. Mirnics named to Special Olympics International board

Director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute will join board determining international policies for the Special Olympics.

Dec 13, 2019

Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D.

Med center’s Dusk to Dawn program honored

Omaha Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands honors violence-prevention program.

Dec 10, 2019

On Nov. 20, Charity Evans, M.D. (left), and Dele Davies, M.D. (center), received the Corporate Partner Award from Ivan Gilreath, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands. This award is presented to an organization that has demonstrated being a true partner to the members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands and has made a difference in the lives of the youth of the Omaha community.

Report sees increase in behavioral health providers in state

BHECN 2019 annual report notes 17% increase.

Dec 9, 2019

Marley Doyle, M.D.

Under the microscope: Ebola update

Dr. Gold talks with Shelly Schwedhelm and Angela Hewlett, M.D., about the med center response to ongoing Ebola outbreaks.

Dec 3, 2019

MidWest Drug Development Conference hits mark

Conference featured 42 technology presentations from 18 Midwestern universities and 30 companies and investor groups.

Nov 27, 2019

Matt Boehm, Ph.D. (left), UNeMed's director of licensing, meets with industry representatives during the MidWest Drug Development Conference last month in Omaha.

Former UNMC Chancellor Charles Andrews, M.D., dies

Dr. Andrews transformed the medical center.

Nov 19, 2019

At left, former UNMC Chancellor Charles Andrews, M.D., talks to Bob Bartee, vice chancellor for external relations, at a retirement party for Bruce Buehler, M.D., in 2018.

Time out with T.O. – The power of organ donation

Nebraska cattle rancher celebrates 25th anniversary of his heart transplant.

Nov 13, 2019

Tom McNeil with his best friend, his dog, Walter.

Epidemiology master’s program ranks in top 25

College of Public Health program also has attracted a diverse student body.

Nov 12, 2019

Deborah Levy, Ph.D., chair of the UNMC Department of epidemiology in the College of Public Health.