John Keenan

New medical faculty, June 2023

Five new faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in April and May.

May 10, 2023

Precious Davis, EdD

Nursing faculty secure major research grants

Windy Alonso, PhD, and Michele Balas, PhD, were awarded research grants through the National Institute of Health in April.

May 9, 2023

Windy Alonso, PhD, earned a five-year, $3.85 million National Institute of Health grant for a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-sponsored project.

UNMC celebrates groundbreaking of Catalyst

Dr. Gold: Innovation hub in Midtown Omaha will ‘revolutionize the western edge’ of the UNMC Omaha campus.

May 9, 2023

From left, U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, University of Nebraska President Ted Carter and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, at the event

COM research highlights, May 2023

The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing more than $10 million in new funding in March and April.

May 2, 2023

Xinglong Wang, PhD

Fellowship director of the month, May 2023

Sara May, MD, founded the allergy and immunology fellowship program at UNMC.

May 2, 2023

Sarah May, MD

Program director’s message: Blazing trails

Rachel Ray is the Munroe-Meyer Institute-University of Nebraska at Omaha College Trailblazers program director. It was a crisp October morning in 1998 when I first walked into the Munroe-Meyer Institute with my husband and son. As we waited for my son’s specialized genetics clinic appointment, a man leaving his own appointment paused by my son. […]

May 2, 2023

Rachel Ray

Dean’s message: Accomplishments and challenges

In the wake of a heartwarming commencement, college and university leaders look to the future.

May 1, 2023

Study suggests new target for PTSD treatment

MMI’s Jenni Blackford, PhD, recently published results in the Journal of Traumatic Stress.

May 1, 2023

Jenni Blackford, PhD

Celebrating heroes at MMI on Superhero Day

MMI staff and clients donned costumes to celebrate the heroes in our lives.

May 1, 2023

Twila and Clint Monico, with father Nathan, marked Superhero Day at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

MMI grant to focus on school mental health

Brandy Clarke, PhD, will lead $6 million, five-year effort to reach underserved students.

Apr 25, 2023

About 70% of schools indicate that the need for student mental health services has increased, yet there aren’t enough providers.