Inside UNMC
Public health teams with UNL for new dual degree
UNMC and UNL College of Architecture offering Master of Community and Regional Planning and Master of Public Health dual degree.
Feb 9, 2022
![Nicole Kolm-Valdivia, director of professional programs with UNMC College of Public Health](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/NicoleKolmValdivia020922.jpg)
Dr. Ellis is president of medical staff for Nebraska Medicine
Sheila Ellis, MD, is the first anesthesiology faculty member elected to the medical staff presidency.
Feb 9, 2022
![Sheila Ellis, MD, professor and vice chair of faculty development in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SheilaEllis020922.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Paul Rychwalski, MD
Dr. Rychwalski is professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics with UNMC and the Truhlsen Eye Institute and chief of ophthalmology with Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.
Feb 9, 2022
![Paul J. Rychwalski, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/PaulRychwalski020922.jpg)
‘We Heart UNMC’ for student support starts today
One week donor drive will support UNMC Student Scholarships. Get a pair of socks with a $60 donation through next Tuesday.
Feb 8, 2022
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UNMC evaluating if heart drug can prevent dementia
Researchers want to know if a common statin, used to prevent heart attack and stroke, can prevent dementia in people over age 75.
Feb 8, 2022
![Alfred Fisher, MD, chief of the UNMC Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AlfredFisher020822.jpg)
Nebraska Medicine crisis operations end today
As COVID-19 admissions drop, it appears the health system is no longer at risk of overwhelming its COVID isolation capacity.
Feb 7, 2022
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Chancellor talks campus updates and COVID-19
NU Regents considering demolition contract, streetcar is on track and campus leaders still cautious on the pandemic.
Feb 7, 2022
![Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security for UNMC, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MezaGold111121.jpg)
Urgent need: Blood drive is Tuesday
Donate blood Tuesday across from the Buffett Cancer Center or Feb. 17 inside the Center for Healthy Living gym. Appointment required.
Feb 7, 2022
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Discounts available for Black History Month events
UNMC faculty, staff and students can use university discounts at The Durham Museum and other places around Omaha.
Feb 4, 2022
![The Durham Museum presents, "A Territory of Sound: African American Jazz Orchestras in Early 20th Century Omaha."](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CalTerritorySound020422.jpg)
UNMC scientist, NSRI leader pursues defense solutions
Joshua Santarpia, PhD, says science should help the public understand the practicality of research, which has become extraordinarily important in the pandemic.
Feb 4, 2022
![Joshua Santarpia, PhD, associate professor of pathology and microbiology and research director, chemical and biological programs, with the National Strategic Research Institute](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/JoshuaSantarpia2020422.jpg)