Inside UNMC
Distinguished Scientist: Jesse Bell, PhD
Dr. Bell’s research focus is environmental change and health.
Feb 9, 2021
![Jesse Bell, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/BellNEW020821.jpg)
UNMC prescription partner has vaccine availability website
CVS has created COVID-19 resource website, although vaccine is not yet available in Nebraska pharmacies.
Feb 9, 2021
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A quick look at Black history in Omaha and Nebraska.
Feb 9, 2021
![The Broomfield duplex, built in 1913 in Omaha, was designed in 1909 by Clarence Wigington, the first African-American architect in Omaha.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Broomfield020921.jpg)
Nominations open for Faculty Awards
Awards recognize faculty for meritorious teaching, mentoring or service.
Feb 8, 2021
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Distinguished Scientist: Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, PhD
Dr. Gurumurthy’s research impact is as a genome editor.
Feb 8, 2021
![Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gurumurthy020910.jpg)
Distinguished Scientist: Vijaya Bhatt, MBBS
Dr. Bhatt’s research focus includes acute leukemia, geriatric oncology and graft-versus-host disease.
Feb 5, 2021
![Vijaya Bhatt, MBBS](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/BhattNEW0208211.jpg)
Cancer survivorship focus of Olson Center event
Presentation will address problems cancer survivors may face after therapy.
Feb 4, 2021
![Rachael Schmidt, DNP](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Schmidt020421.jpg)
Geoffrey Talmon, MD, named Varner Educator Laureate
Recipients of 2020-21 Academic Affairs Impact in Education Awards announced.
Feb 4, 2021
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New Investigator: Elizabeth Wellsandt, DPT, PhD
Dr. Wellsandt’s research focus is osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
Feb 4, 2021
![Elizabeth Wellsandt, DPT, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Wellsandt020421.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Shelby Bennett, PharmD
Dr. Bennett is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and Office of Experiential Programs.
Feb 4, 2021
![Shelby Bennett, PharmD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bennett020121.jpg)