Community

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 26-27

24-hour ice skating event – now in its 8th year at UNMC – has raised more than $170,000

Jan 17, 2018

Six skaters skated all 24 hours at the 2017 UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's. They celebrated their accomplishment by chilling out on the ice at the end of the event.

CBS Sunday Morning expected to air Dec. 3 feature on cancer center

Will explore healing arts program, include interview with Warren and Pamela Buffett

Nov 29, 2017

Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, left, escorts Jane Pauley of "CBS Sunday Morning."

UNMC delays opening of ice rink due to warm weather; scheduled to open Nov. 29

Temperatures need to stay consistently below 50 degrees for the layers of ice to form properly.

Nov 27, 2017

Warm weather rest of this week will further delay opening of UNMC ice rink

The forecast calls for temperatures in the 50s for the rest of the week.

Nov 27, 2017

$75,000 gift to enhance UNMC training for rural first responders, health care

Program makes use of vehicles outfitted with realistic equipment and high-fidelity patient simulators

Nov 16, 2017

UNMC ice skating rink to open Nov. 25

Admission is $7, which includes skates

Nov 8, 2017

New addiction services clinic offered

Clinic integrates treatment for co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.

Oct 5, 2017

Alëna Balasanova, M.D.

Gift to UNMC focuses on helping those who have experienced mental trauma

About 50 percent of Nebraskans report experiencing childhood adversity/trauma

Sep 13, 2017

Members of the UNMC College of Public Health team involved in the Building a Trauma-Informed Community initiative included (left-right): Lea Pounds, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health; Jungyoon 'JY' Kim, Ph.D., (principal investigator), assistant professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Alisha Aggarwal, doctoral student, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean; and Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health.

Special needs families invited to free community event on Sept. 23 in Aurora

Will connect them with resources to help them better deal with special health care needs

Aug 28, 2017

Fun activities for special needs children will be part of the community event in Aurora on Sept. 23