Inside UNMC

Forum today for VCR candidate Laurie Cutting, PhD

Faculty, staff and students are invited to hear from Dr. Cutting and ask questions during a campus forum from noon to 1 p.m.

Jul 12, 2022

Laurie Cutting, PhD, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Special Education, Psychology and Human Development, Radiologyand Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University

Med center signs on to White House climate pledge

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine join major hospital and health sector institutions across the U.S. in the Biden-Harris Administration’s Health Sector Climate Pledge.

Jul 12, 2022

New IT Helps platform is live today

The ServiceNow portal is being implemented in response to colleague feedback asking for intuitive service request forms and self-service options.

Jul 12, 2022

MMI offers students immersive research experience

For the first time, the Munroe-Meyer Institute is a site for the UNMC Summer Undergraduate Research Program.

Jul 12, 2022

Students in the Munroe-Meyer Institute's inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Program class are (from left): Toluwa Davies of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Margaret Kramer of Saint Louis University, Jessica Stump of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Katelyn Malick of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, Carter Welch of Midland University and Chethana Deeduvanu of Washington University in St. Louis.

New faculty spotlight: Josue Avecillas-Chasin, MD, PhD

Dr. Avecillas-Chasin is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurosurgery and a neurological surgery physician with Nebraska Medicine.

Jul 11, 2022

Josue Avecillas-Chasin, MD, PhD

Jane Meza, PhD, to take on new role at UNMC

While maintaining current UNMC duties, Dr. Meza will take on new responsibility as associate vice chancellor for strategic planning.

Jul 11, 2022

Jane Meza, PhD

UNMC updates COVID-19 vaccine exemption process

Starting next week, weekly testing is no longer required for faculty, staff and students who have been exempted from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

Jul 8, 2022

Soccer star’s visit draws families to vaccination clinic

Mexico’s Luis ‘El Matador’ Hernandez visited Omaha to take part in a UNMC/Nebraska Medicine vaccination event at Omaha South High School.

Jul 8, 2022

From left, Mexican soccer superstar Luis "El Matador" Hernandez and Armando De Alba, MD, assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion student programs in the UNMC College of Medicine, at the vaccination event.

Anonymous reporting tool launched for non-emergencies

The online form is available for UNMC faculty, staff and students to report safety concerns such as threats, theft and concerning behavior.

Jul 8, 2022

Charlotte Evans, chief of police and associate vice chancellor for the UNMC Department of Public Safety

Allied health appoints two to leadership positions

The new faculty hires will serve as assistant dean for research and program director for the radiography and computed tomography programs.

Jul 7, 2022

Yvonne Golightly (left), PhD, assistant dean for research in the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, and Ashley Balliet, program director for the college's radiography and computed tomography programs