John Keenan

UNMC history: Dean’s passions were dentistry, diabetes research

Stephen Leeper, DDS, made contributions to Nebraska dentistry and raised funds for diabetes research.

Dec 7, 2021

Dental students sold balloons at Husker football games to raise money for juvenile diabetes research.

Aquatics programs expand at new MMI pool area

New swim lessons, therapeutic programs being offered at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Dec 6, 2021

A double-basin pool and splash park are part of the upgrades at the Munroe-Meyer Institute's new building.

Registration open for Midwest Biomedical Student Research Forum

Dec. 20 is the deadline to submit abstracts.

Dec 3, 2021

Catching up with a UNMC legend

Byers ‘Bud’ Shaw, MD, continues to make an impact at the university.

Dec 2, 2021

Byers W. (Bud) Shaw Jr., MD

UNMC taking part in vaccine study for children

UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center researchers are working with the Child Health Research Institute on national study.

Dec 1, 2021

Kari Simonsen, MD

Med students engage with underserved communities

All first-year med students took part in Community Engagement Day in November.

Nov 30, 2021

Medical students meet with Rohullah Niazi, manager of community initiatives at the Refugee Empowerment Center.

COM student of the month

Jay Byrd studied economics as well as medical anatomy before joining the college.

Nov 24, 2021

Jay Byrd

Research highlights

The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing $15.1 million in new funding in September.

Nov 24, 2021

Matthew Rizzo, MD

Culture conversation: Excellence

Focus is on concepts of ‘Blue Chips,’ ‘Validate & Verify,’ and ‘Know Why & Comply.’

Nov 24, 2021

New faculty

Five new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine this month.

Nov 24, 2021

Ju Gao, PhD