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UNMC, public health officials exploring West Nile virus

Mosquito-borne disease has become surprisingly common in Nebraska.

Oct 22, 2026

From left, David Brett-Major, MD, Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, UNMC MD-PhD student Sarah Uhm, UNMC PhD student Del Dsouza and Dylan George, PhD, joined "mosquito" Megan Barhafer, community health planner supervisor, Panhandle Public Health District, at a research/outreach station at the Box Butte County Fair this summer.

Distinguished Scientist: Saraswathi Viswanathan, PhD

Dr. Viswanathan is a professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine-Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 22, 2026

Saraswathi Viswanathan, PhD

Dr. Rupp honored with SHEA Senior Scholar Award

The award recognizes work in infection prevention/healthcare epidemiology.

Oct 22, 2026

Mark Rupp, MD

Nebraska inventors, impact shine at 20th Innovation Awards

A record number of people attended UNeMed’s annual awards banquet, part of Innovation Week.

Oct 22, 2026

UNeMed CEO Michael Dixon, PhD, gives Jonathan Vennterstrom, PhD, a gift Dr. Dixon called a "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the event.

A CLEAR way to improve identity verificationĀ 

Starting Nov. 9, CLEAR1 will be introduced as an identity verification option for Nebraska Medicine and UNMC colleagues.

Oct 22, 2026

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Free ticket offer to performance by Black Violin

Limited tickets available to UNMC community for Nov. 15 presentation at the Holland.

Oct 22, 2026

Members of the musical group Black Violin walk down a street, one with his head throw nack in laughter

EMBRACE program builds momentum in first year

Funding from the Clarkson Institute and DHHS support improved maternal and child health efforts in rural Nebraska.

Oct 21, 2026

Members of the EMBRACE program pose in front of the Durham Outpatient Center. From left, Neil Hamill, MD, EMBRACE medical director; Elizabeth Reisher, PhD, clinical informaticist; Lora Bogatz, manager of women and infants services; Rebecca Rimsza, MD, STAMPP medical director; Courtney Thomas, EMBRACE nurse care coordinator; Sarosh Rana, MD, EMBRACE founder and executive director; Briley Patterson, EMBRACE program manager; Mel Buman, EdD, STAMPP director, women and infant services director; Brianna Heneger, EMBRACE ultrasound lead; Michelle Pieters, clinical research projects coordinator; Chelsey McLaurine, clinical research projects coordinator; Sallie Weathers, marketing and communications specialist; Santiago Ortiz Barragan, clinical research projects coordinator; Destiny Cole, community health navigator; Rick Blum, UNMC Department of OB/GYN administrator; KP Gesch, EMBRACE maternal care educator; and Jasmine Fischer, EMBRACE maternal care educator.

Distinguished Scientist: Ruxana Sadikot, MD

Dr. Sadikot is the Margaret R. Larson Chair and Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, and chief of UNMC Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care andĀ  Sleep Medicine, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 21, 2026

Ruxana Sadikot, MD

Captions and transcripts: Why digital accessibility matters

For some, captions and other accessible ways of receiving audio information can be essential to participating in digital spaces.

Oct 21, 2026

For some people, captions and other accessible ways of receiving audio information are essential to participating in digital spaces.

Postdoctoral education annual event set for Oct. 26

Katie East, PhD, will deliver keynote address on ‘Science Communication.’

Oct 21, 2026

Katie East, PhD