Inside UNMC
Roofing work will result in partial lane blockage today
44th Street north of Dewey Avenue will be affected.
Aug 23, 2023
![UNMC emblem](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/UNMC_EmblemGrey-900x600.jpg)
Michele Balas, PhD, named UNMC’s 18th Scientist Laureate
Dr. Balas will be honored, along with other researchers named UNMC research award winners, on Nov. 9.
Aug 22, 2023
![Michele Balas, PhD, 2023 UNMC Scientist Laureate](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/09_20_2023_MicheleBalas019-900x600.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Zachary Ehresman, MD
Dr. Ehresman is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine.
Aug 21, 2023
![Zachary Ehresman, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ZacharyEhresman082123-900x600.jpg)
New dental plan administrator approved
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska was selected following competitive bidding process.
Aug 18, 2023
![Varner Hall](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/VarnerHall113022.jpg)
Resident finds smooth transition as house officers arrive
The Office of Graduate Medical Education onboarded more than 200 house officers this summer.
Aug 16, 2023
![Chydubem Nwaiwu, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NwaiwuCOM-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Gundry named chair of cellular and integrative physiology
Rebekah Gundry, PhD, also will be appointed the Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Physiology.
Aug 15, 2023
![Rebekah Gundry, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RebekahGundry012423-900x600.jpg)
New nursing dean highlights priorities during campus forum
Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, has heard from Nebraskans about the critical role UNMC plays in the state.
Aug 14, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, UNMC College of Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, and Jane Meza, PhD, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, global engagement and strategic planning](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GoldSharpMcHenryMeza080723.jpg)
iEXCEL showcases advances as host of simulation conference
SimGHOSTS USA 2023 welcomed health care simulation specialists from around the nation and across the globe.
Aug 11, 2023
![Devin Marble of ImmersiveMedical speaks at the SimGHOSTS USA 2023 conference, held on the UNMC campus in Omaha earlier this month.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SimGHOSTS081123-900x600.jpg)
UNMC for the record, Aug. 11, 2023
News about internal medicine’s Jasmine Marcelin, MD, nursing’s Breanna Hetland, PhD, and UNMC retirees.
Aug 11, 2023
![Jasmine Marcelin, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JasmineMarcelin081123-900x600.jpg)
Reminder: Chancellor’s all-campus forum is today
Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will be joined by Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, and Associate Vice Chancellor Jane Meza, PhD.
Aug 10, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, UNMC College of Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, and Jane Meza, PhD, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, global engagement and strategic planning](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GoldSharpMcHenryMeza080723.jpg)