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Longstanding UNMC-military partnership will continue

The Interservice Physician Assistant Program, renewed for five more years, originally was established in 1996.

Dec 17, 2021

IPAP graduates at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center were conferred master's degrees in 2011 from the University of Nebraska and became Army physician assistants.

New World-Herald publisher tours med center

Publisher Ava Thomas met with UNMC leadership, participated in rural health meeting and visited the Davis Global Center.

Dec 16, 2021

Ava Thomas (center), publisher of the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald, toured the Davis Global Center with Vice Chancellor for External Relations Bob Bartee, at right, and Michael Hollins, director of community and business engagement with iEXCEL.

UNMC keeping up COVID safety, campus growth

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, offers updates on campus pandemic protocols and development initiatives in his latest forum.

Dec 16, 2021

Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security for UNMC, joined UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, in Monday's virtual forum.

LiveGreen: Take note of med center’s urban prairies

Native planting spots, funded by Nebraska Environmental Trust grant, offer lessons on helping the environment.

Dec 14, 2021

An urban prairie at the med center funded by a Nebraska Environmental Trust grant.

UNMC’s skate day makes a fun and icy return

After being cancelled last year as a COVID-19 precaution, Holiday Skate Day brought the tradition back to the UNMC Ice Rink.

Dec 14, 2021

Holiday Skate Day drew about 115 people in all to the UNMC Ice Rink.

Live presentation skills rusty? This workshop can help

The in-person, highly interactive sessions will help faculty prepare for live conferences and meetings to reopen.

Dec 10, 2021

Remember live presentations? The "Power Presentations" workshop will get faculty ready for them again.

UNMC for the record

AAP awards honor faculty and food truck schedule for the week ahead.

Dec 10, 2021

Jean Ballweg, MD, associate professor, division of pediatric cardiology.

UNMC for the holidays: ‘Gremlins’ on screen

UNMC and Film Streams are presenting the 1980’s classic with a discussion of the science that might apply in the real world.

Dec 10, 2021

Councilwoman Johnson makes first official visit

Council member, elected earlier this year, says she was impressed by med center staying on the cutting edge of technology.

Dec 9, 2021

Omaha City Council member Juanita Johnson tours the Davis Global Center with Michael Hollins, director of community and business engagement with iEXCEL.

UNMC history: Dean’s passions were dentistry, diabetes research

Stephen Leeper, DDS, made contributions to Nebraska dentistry and raised funds for diabetes research.

Dec 7, 2021

Dental students sold balloons at Husker football games to raise money for juvenile diabetes research.