Newsroom
Microbiome research summit will be held Sept. 6
The event is hosted by the Nebraska Microbiome Research Group and Child Health Research Institute.
Aug 7, 2023
![Josef Neu, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JosefNeu080723.jpg)
NU remains among world’s best for earning U.S. patents
The combined innovative strength of UNMC, UNO and UNL ranks 78th in securing U.S. patents.
Aug 4, 2023
![Howard Gendelman, MD, and Benson Edagwa, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GendelmanEdagwa080423.jpg)
Third finalist for cancer center director on campus Aug. 8
Joann Sweasy, PhD, is director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson, Arizona.
Aug 4, 2023
![Joann Sweasy, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JoannSweasy080423.jpg)
Retirement planning webinar series starts Aug. 15
Four virtual presentations will be held, and registration is required.
Aug 4, 2023
![UNMC emblem](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/UNMC_EmblemGrey-900x600.jpg)
UNMC for the record, Aug. 4, 2023
News items on a task force appointment for Dr. Windle, India Day, a call for a muralist and elevator testing.
Aug 4, 2023
![John Windle, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JohnWindle080423-900x600.jpg)
Chancellor Gold visits South Omaha to build connections
A wide-ranging discussion with community leaders gives the chancellor topics to explore.
Aug 3, 2023
![From left, Albert Varas, president and CEO of Latino Center of the Midlands, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Emiliano Lerda, co-founder of co-warehousing and community space Elevator. Varas is a UNMC board of counselor member, and Lerda is board chair.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ChancellorGold080323-900x600.jpg)
‘Heart to Heart’ podcast talks with Kari Simonsen, MD
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, hosts the chair of the UNMC Department of Pediatrics.
Aug 3, 2023
![Kari Simonsen, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KariSimonsen3080323-900x600.jpg)
Nebraska Medicine partners to improve Black maternal health
Nebraska Medicine collaborated with a local nonprofit on a doula curriculum to better support Black patients.
Aug 3, 2023
![While doulas-in-training toured the labor and delivery unit, Jessica McGhee demonstrates an exercise doulas can perform to relieve labor pains.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Doula1080323-900x600.jpg)
UNMC history: Revolutionary pain management care
In 1973, F. Miles Skultety, MD, founded the Nebraska Pain Management Center to treat patients with chronic pain.
Aug 3, 2023
![F. Miles Skultety, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Skultety080323.jpg)
UNMC extends partnerships in west central Nebraska
On a visit to North Platte, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, signed a master affiliation agreement with GPHealth.
Aug 2, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, with Ivan Mitchell, Great Plains Health CEO](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Visit1082323-900x600.jpeg)