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CHRI to hold global health research mini summit

Registration now is open for the Aug. 3-4 event.

Jul 22, 2021

Abbie Raikes, PhD, and Steven Yeh, MD, will be featured speakers at the Global Health Area of Emphasis Mini Research Summit.

Nebraska AG announces $26 billion agreement with opioid companies

Work continues for UNMC and members of the Nebraska Coalition to End Opioid Misuse.

Jul 22, 2021

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson

New faculty spotlight: Kaitlin Dougherty, MD

Dr. Dougherty is a medical education, innovation and technology fellow and physician in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.

Jul 21, 2021

Kaitlin Dougherty, MD

UNMC study explores COVID -19, lung diseases

Research team examined role of IL-33 gene in COVID-19 compared to other inflammatory lung diseases.

Jul 21, 2021

From left, Jill Poole, MD, and Rohit Gaurav, PhD

Under the microscope: Vaccinations

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, discusses UNMC’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts with Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security.

Jul 20, 2021

New security, portfolio features in Canvas

Two-factor authorization among changes taking effect Aug. 2.

Jul 20, 2021

Step-Up program returns to UNMC Omaha campus

The program has more than doubled in size since it began in 2016.

Jul 20, 2021

From left, this year's UNMC Step-Up interns are Andrea Martinez-Ramirez of Omaha South High School, Cecilia Cruz of Metropolitan Community College, TuWanajha Marion of Benson High School, Jermaine Jones of Burke High School, Randy Smith of Omaha North High School, Terenthia Gibson of Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana, Lena Edwards of Burke High and and A'Mya Shelly of Omaha North. (Not pictured is Paw Soe of Benson High School.)

LiveGreen: Design guidelines improve sustainability

Thursday webinar will discuss sustainable building efforts at the med center.

Jul 20, 2021

Changes in designing, constructing and operating spaces will help the med center reach its 2030 sustainability goals.

Dr. Marcelin discusses idea of ‘healthcare heroes’

View the recent TEDxOmaha talk by Jasmine Marcelin, MD.

Jul 20, 2021

Jasmine Marcelin, MD

UNMC history: The Bataan Death March

College of Medicine’s Merle “Jim” Musselman, MD, helped his comrades during the march and while in captivity.

Jul 19, 2021

Merle "Jim" Musselman, MD