Community

Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community

UNMC College of Public Health researchers hope to learn best practices for distributing home-testing kits.

Sep 27, 2023

Jungyoon Kim, PhD

Grace Johnson to speak on traditional Lakota Sioux parenting

Johnson is a tribal and mental health consultant and founder of Red Nation Healing Counseling and Consulting. 

Sep 25, 2023

Grace Johnson

Berenberg Invitational partnership maintains its success

Latest tournament brings bank’s total donations to PCCE to more than $2 million.

Sep 22, 2023

Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD

Grand opening of Community Wellness Collaborative is Sept. 27

A ribbon-cutting and open house are planned at the space, located in north Omaha’s Highlander neighborhood.

Sep 19, 2023

The Community Wellness Collaborative at the Highlander when it was under construction

Events set with Carlos Del Río, MD, for Hispanic Heritage Month

See the local schedule for the president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and other campus and community events for the month.

Sep 15, 2023

Carlos Del Río, MD, president of the Infectious Disease Society of America

Recognizing Constitution Day

The U.S. Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Sep 15, 2023

UNMC for the record, Sept. 15, 2023

Bill Scott is a polka hall of famer, two upcoming continuing education events, a Sodexo offer and UNMC retirements.

Sep 15, 2023

Bill Scott, here playing his beloved trumpet at a 2011 UNMC event with his son, John, was inducted into the Sokol Omaha Polka Hall of Fame.

UNMC history: Live-saving care by air

Today’s helicopter medical transport traces its UNMC beginnings back to 1981.

Sep 13, 2023

UNMC joined SkyMed in 1981. It was based at the campus, with a helipad at 44th and Dewey Streets, by January 1982.

Dr. Koepsell inaugural holder of Wisecarver Professorship

Scott Koepsell, MD, PhD, humbled to hold professorship named for Dr. James L. and Patricia A. Wisecarver.

Sep 7, 2023

Scott Koepsell, MD, PhD

Federal grant to help build cross-campus bike, pedestrian trail

The City of Omaha received a $13.5 million grant for the Midtown Medical Center Bikeway Connection.

Sep 7, 2023

Brian Spencer