Community

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

UNMC ophthalmologist provides safety tips for viewing eclipse

In Nebraska, total solar eclipse will be visible from Falls City to Scottsbluff

Aug 17, 2017

Gov. Ricketts to participate in bike ride for pediatric mental health

Break the Cycle event on July 29-30 will cover 150 miles on Omaha bike trails

Jul 21, 2017

Gov. Pete Ricketts

Fremont organization donates $25,000 to help fund Alzheimer’s research at UNMC

Collaboration has contributed more than $100,000 over past five years

Jun 26, 2017

Marv Welstead, 96, has raised more than $100,000 over the past five years for Alzheimer's research at UNMC. His wife, Jean, died of Alzheimer's in 2009. Here Welstead is seen as he demonstrates the driving simulator in 2016 in the Mind and Brain Health Labs at UNMC.

UNMC launches 4 SIM-NE trucks statewide for rural emergency medical training

Four customized trucks to be stationed in Norfolk, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff

Jun 14, 2017

Scottish Rite Foundations of Nebraska to hold walk on June 4

Proceeds go toward speech and language programs at Munroe-Meyer Institute

Jun 2, 2017

Amy Nordness, Ph.D.

New center highlights UNMC’s work in infectious diseases, biodefense research

Global Center for Health Security is approved unanimously by Board of Regents

Jun 1, 2017

Jennifer Larsen, M.D.