Inside UNMC

New medical faculty, September 2024

Thirty-two new faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in July and August.

Sep 4, 2024

Shanxiang Zhang, MD, PhD

UNMC’s iEXCEL program earns full surgical re-accreditation

The annual review by the ACS-AEI demonstrates UNMC’s commitment to the highest quality surgical simulation program.

Sep 3, 2024

Chandra Are, MBBS, and Ben Stobbe

Nominations open for UNMC honorary degrees

Nominations are due by Nov. 8 for honorary degrees to be awarded in 2025.

Sep 3, 2024

Barry Gold, PhD, receives an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree at the May 2024 UNMC commencement from University of Nebraska Regent Jack Stark and  Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing.

UNMC neurologists help advance science on AI diagnosis of dementia

Olga Taraschenko, MD, PhD, and Daniel Murman, MD, of the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences, joined a national team in publishing new research.

Aug 30, 2024

Olga Taraschenko, MD, PhD, and Daniel Murman, MD

UNMC achievements, Aug. 30, 2024

A manuscript published in Nature Communications, new roles in the Nebraska Medical Association and the UNMC College of Pharmacy serving as a host site.

Aug 30, 2024

Gloria Borgstahl, PhD

UNMC’s CORE building starts to go vertical

The Campus Operations and Research Excellence Building, which will offer both administrative and research space, is scheduled for completion in 2026.

Aug 29, 2024

Conceptual rendering of the UNMC CORE Building

A glimpse into the future of inpatient care

The Innovation Design Unit is under construction on level six of University Tower. See this video fly-through modeling how it will look.

Aug 29, 2024

A conceptual image of the Innovation Design Unit showing a patient and care provider

Linda Cunningham named interim HR director

Cunningham joined UNMC in 1998 and has served as associate director of human resources since 2020.

Aug 28, 2024

Linda Cunningham

Dr. Meyer to lead health care workforce efforts as interim assistant vice chancellor

Kyle Meyer, PhD, will continue serving as dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions.

Aug 28, 2024

Kyle Meyer, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Sam Brown, MD

Dr. Brown is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Aug 27, 2024

Sam Brown, MD