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UNeMed celebrates discovery with annual Innovation Awards

UNMC’s technology transfer office also unveiled a new Innovation Ambassadors program to promote the commercialization process.

Oct 28, 2025

Ashok Puri, MBBS, and Thanh Nguyen, PhD

Distinguished scientist: Anthony Podany, PharmD, PhD

Dr. Podany is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science.

Oct 28, 2025

Anthony Podany, PharmD, PhD

Longtime group announces new name: UNMC Faculty Club

The organization, once known as the Doctor’s Wives Club, traces its beginnings to 1920.

Oct 28, 2025

Ann Berger, PhD

CHRI to host scientific conference on Dec. 3

The event will bring together experts, researchers and stakeholders to discuss children’s health and current research.

Oct 28, 2025

Image of a doctor giving a young patient a high-five

UNMC researchers to study obesity and its cancer risks

Mariah Jackson, PhD, and Dana Verhoeven, PhD, received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Oct 27, 2025

Mariah Jackson, PhD, and Dana Verhoeven, PhD

NUFlex benefits enrollment period starts today

Through Friday, Nov. 14, employees can review their current benefit elections and make changes for 2026.

Oct 27, 2025

UNMC campus sign

Distinguished scientist: Palsamy Periyasamy, PhD

Dr. Periyasamy is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience.

Oct 27, 2025

Palsamy Periyasamy, PhD

Nominations for UNMC’s honorary degree remain open

The degrees, the highest honor that the university can bestow, will be awarded in 2026.

Oct 27, 2025

Barry Gold, PhD, emeritus professor and former chair of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, receives an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree at the May 2024 UNMC commencement.

New faculty spotlight: Jordan Broekhuis, MD

Dr. Broekhuis is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Surgical Oncology.

Oct 27, 2025

Jordan Broekhuis, MD

College takes part in statewide VETMOM clinic

More than 50 faculty, students and staff took part in the effort to provide oral health care to veterans.

Oct 24, 2025

Dental hygiene students Juan Cervantes, Fatima Anguiano, Baili Kumpf and Grace Ehly prepare for patients to arrive at the event.
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