Outreach

UNMC welcomes Defense Health Agency for health security tour

A DHA team heard about the med center’s military and federal partnerships and biosecurity expertise.

Jan 15, 2024

At center, Lt. Col Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD, led (at left) Major Gen. George Appenzeller, MD, special assistant to the Defense Health Agency director, on a tour of the negatively pressurized CONEX unit in December along with (at right) Chris Kratochvil, MD, UNMC vice chancellor for external relations.

Jennifer Blackford, PhD, named chair of NIH study section

Dr. Blackford, the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s director of research, will chair the NIH behavioral neuroscience fellowship study section.

Jan 12, 2024

Jennifer Blackford, PhD

‘Heart to Heart’ talks with BHECN’s Marley Doyle, MD

Podcast host Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, UNMC’s chancellor, speaks with Dr. Doyle about Nebraska’s shortage of behavioral health professionals.

Jan 11, 2024

Marley Doyle, MD

With a ‘Team Nebraska’ approach, university can grow and compete with the best

Effort, common purpose key to success for the University of Nebraska.

Jan 11, 2024

Chris Kabourek, interim president, University of Nebraska

UNMC’s 2023 reflects another year of growth

Take a look back at some of the highlights from UNMC’s expansive work in 2023.

Jan 8, 2024

Clockwise from top left, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Mayor Jean Stothert led the groundbreaking for the CORE Building, UNMC welcomed the NU Board of Regents to campus in October, med center leadership cut the ribbon on the Community Wellness Collaborative in the Highlander neighborhood, and UNMC students chose the Labs as UNMC's official mascot.

Joseph Khoury, MD, named to global WHO leadership role

Dr. Khoury is the inaugural chair member of World Health Organization’s Classification of Tumors standing editorial board.

Jan 4, 2024

Joseph Khoury, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Von Seggern, CCE team making an impact across state

The Center for Continuing Education’s life support courses serve more than 12,000 students annually.

Jan 3, 2024

Debra Von Seggern, center, leads a class on pediatric life support.

A lifelong mission and a love of science

As new director, Joann Sweasy, PhD, aims to see the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center benefit all Nebraskans.

Jan 2, 2024

Joann Sweasy, PhD

Dr. Anderson Berry featured on ‘Heart to Heart’ podcast

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, discuss pediatrics and the Child Health Research Institute.

Dec 21, 2023

Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, director of the Child Health Research Institute, is the featured guest on the latest “Health Care Heart to Heart” podcast with UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD.

White House pandemic preparedness director visits UNMC

Before receiving an honorary degree from UNMC, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Paul Friedrichs, MD, toured the Davis Global Center.

Dec 20, 2023

At right, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Paul Friedrichs, MD, director of the new White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, visits with James Lawler, MD, director of international programs and innovation for the UNMC Global Center for Health Security, during a tour of the Davis Global Center.