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Richard Jackson, MD, receives 2021 Koefoot Award

Pawnee City physician nominated by medical students who, over the years, have completed rotations with him.

Jun 9, 2021

From left, Mindy Lacey, MD; Jeffrey Harrison, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine; Barb Jackson; Richard Jackson, MD, and Kent Niss, MD, UNMC alumni, volunteer preceptor.

Ribbon cut on new home of MMI

Speakers celebrated the possibilities the improved MMI building affords the intellectual and developmental disability community.

Jun 9, 2021

Cutting the ribbon at the June 8 event are: Front row, from left, Bill and Ruth Scott; Kaleb and Susan Gass; Paul Kenney, chair of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents; Steve McWhorter, president of the Hattie B. Munroe Foundation board; Barbara and Wallace Weitz; back row, from left, Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, director of MMI: Brian Hastings, president and CEO of the University of Nebraska Foundation; Timothy Shriver, PhD, board chair of Special Olympics International; Jean Stothert, mayor of Omaha; and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

LiveGreen: World Oceans Day

There have been drastic changes in oceans’ water levels, pH and currents.

Jun 8, 2021

Watch MMI ribbon-cutting virtually

Streaming event will feature speakers, video of new building.

Jun 8, 2021

UNMC will hold a virtual ribbon-cutting today for the new MMI building.

Film, panel examine landmark LGBTQ+ struggle

‘Cured’ looks at the fight to remove homosexuality from American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental illnesses.

Jun 7, 2021

MMI ribbon-cutting event can be viewed virtually

Opening streaming event will feature speakers, video of new building.

Jun 4, 2021

The Munroe-Meyer Institute event Tuesday can be viewed online.

College of Dentistry receives ‘Employer of the Year’ award

The Nebraska Dental Hygienists’ Association recognized college.

Jun 4, 2021

From left, Lisa Moravec, assistant professor, Gwen Hlava, chair, and Heather Hessheimer, assistant professor, department of dental hygiene

Student-run, free clinics serve the community

Clinics also provide valuable educational opportunities for UNMC students.

Jun 3, 2021

The UNMC SHARING clinics are a series of student-run free clinics that aim to serve the Omaha community.

Awards announced for CHRI Pediatric Research Forum

Researchers and research trainees submitted nearly 100 research projects to annual forum.

Jun 2, 2021

LiveGreen: World Environment Day is June 5

This Saturday, June 5, is World Environment Day. This day was founded in 1972, and in the following years, a platform was created to raise awareness about the many problems facing the environment. Some of these problems include air pollution, plastic pollution, sea level increase and food security. Every year, a theme is declared that […]

Jun 1, 2021