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AMA president to speak at Breakthrough Thinking event

Susan Bailey, MD, will speak on leadership in a time of urgency.

Jan 5, 2021

Xinglong Wang, PhD, named inaugural Singer Professor

Dr. Wang’s research focus is neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis.

Jan 4, 2021

Xinglong Wang, PhD

Douglas County commissioner to speak at MLK Day event

Chris Rodgers to give keynote presentation for Jan. 18 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. UNMC, Nebraska Medicine celebration

Jan 4, 2021

Douglas County Commissioner Chris Rodgers

Next Olson Center topic: Exercising safely in winter

Wellness specialist Chelsea Lewis will lead discussion.

Jan 4, 2021

Defense bill accelerates opportunity for DOD-UNMC partnership

Project NExT to be a key part of a broad national approach to health security.

Jan 4, 2021

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Dec 31, 2020

Kim Jarzynka, MD

Team explores drug-free hypertension treatment

New technology, called ‘sympathetic vasomotion,’ has been patented.

Dec 31, 2020

Renal artery pressure and flow velocity signals are used to calculate sympathetic vasomotion, to see if a non-invasive procedure is successful in removing the nerves that contribute to hypertension, thanks to an innovation created by a multidisciplinary team of UNMC researchers.

Podcast highlights UNMC’s work in testing COVID-19 treatment

New ‘Leading Nebraska’ episode features Andre Kalil, MD.

Dec 31, 2020

Andre Kalil, MD

UNMC participating in COVID-19 vaccine study

Diana Florescu, MD, infectious diseases specialist, is leading the Phase 3 clinical trial at UNMC, which plans to enroll 1,000.

Dec 30, 2020

University of Nebraska extending emergency leave policy

Emergency leave policy now will extend to June 30, 2021.

Dec 30, 2020

Ted Carter, president of the University of Nebraska