Community

Student group brings music to med center

Doc’Apella will perform at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center today.

Dec 20, 2019

Members of the UNMC student group Doc'Apella, which will be performing today at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. Back row from left, Mariel Kean, Sarah Hotovy, Sierra Garth, Kara Lung, Enakshi Roy, Wyatt Anderson and Luke Witte. Front row, from left, Sara German, Opeoluwa Oyewole, Laura Newton and Carlos Vera-Esquivel.

Platelet donations needed during holiday season

Nebraska Community Blood Bank is hosting a platelet donation drive Dec. 24 through Jan. 4.

Dec 19, 2019

Heather Lawson and her daughter, Kailey, visit the Nebraska Community Blood Bank. During Kailey's tumor removal surgery, she required quite a few units of blood, as well as needing blood and platelets multiple times throughout the duration of her cancer treatment. The Lawsons are grateful for those who donate blood and platelets that help patients such as Kailey.

MMI director named to Special Olympics International board

Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., has devoted his life to creating an inclusive, welcoming world

Dec 18, 2019

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

UNMC seeking study participants for two HIV studies

Will use neuroimaging to determine how HIV affects brain activity/cognitive function

Dec 12, 2019

The magnetoencephalography (MEG) unit at UNMC.

Wittson construction to close 42nd Street on weekends

Street will close on weekends of Dec. 14-15 and 21-22.

Dec 11, 2019

Report sees increase in behavioral health providers in state

BHECN 2019 annual report notes 17% increase.

Dec 9, 2019

Marley Doyle, M.D.

Community partners offer holiday events

Festive happenings mark the season.

Dec 4, 2019

Families can visit Santa at The Durham Museum.

Children’s, UNMC strengthen partnership

Will allow two institutions to extend affiliation agreement to include other UNMC academic units in addition to College of Medicine

Dec 3, 2019

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. (left), and Rodrigo López, interim president and CEO, Children's Hospital & Medical Center

International Week set for Dec. 2-6

Participants can learn about diverse cultures on campus.

Nov 27, 2019

A ping-pong tournament will be part of the activities during International Week.

Former UNMC Chancellor Charles Andrews, M.D., dies at age 94

Helped transform UNMC into major academic medical center by building transplantation, research programs

Nov 20, 2019

Former UNMC Chancellor Charles Andrews, M.D. (left), talks to Bob Bartee, vice chancellor for external relations, at a 2018 retirement party for Bruce Buehler, M.D., former director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute.