John Keenan

Tschirren works with, joins ranks of graduate students

Besides serving as director of student affairs, Jessica Tschirren is now a Ph.D. student herself.

Oct 25, 2018

Jessica Tschirren

Alumni aim to return to UNMC for convocation ‘walk’

UNMC grads Urmi Basu, Ph.D., and Soumitra Bhuyan, Ph.D., achieve success but face challenge.

Oct 25, 2018

Drs. Urmi Basu and Soumitra Bhuyan

Graduate Student Association names officers

Annual Halloween party sets festive tone for academic years.

Oct 25, 2018

Graduate students had fun at GSA's annual Halloween Havoc event, including, from left, Xinyue Li, Ling Yin and Saswati Karmakar.

New training program to create ‘bilingual’ scientists

Innovative new Ph.D. program will prepare researchers to tackle diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis.

Oct 25, 2018

Neuroimmunology of Disease Training Program co-chairs Daniel Monaghan, Ph.D., and Howard Gendelman, M.D., center, meet with, from left, students Brandon Lew, Jonathan Herskovitz and Lara Bergdolt.

NUFlex enrollment opens Monday

Enrollment for 2019 will be open through Nov. 16.

Oct 25, 2018

Sen. Bolz tours UNMC in Lincoln

Sen. Bolz praises the use of cutting-edge technology in the College of Nursing, Lincoln Division.

Oct 24, 2018

State Sen. Kate Bolz, left, speaks with Rita Schmitz, assistant professor, during her tour of the Lincoln Division of the College of Nursing.

Under the microscope: Wigton Heritage Center

Robert Wigton, M.D., reflects on the history of UNMC and plans for the new Wigton Heritage Center.

Oct 24, 2018

New faculty spotlight: David Berkheim, M.D.

Dr. Berkheim is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Oct 24, 2018

David Berkheim, M.D.

UNMC honors endowed faculty and benefactors

Circle of Distinction event was held in September.

Oct 24, 2018

Vikas Gulati, M.D., (second from left) associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, was one of the UNMC faculty recognized at last month's Circle of Distinction event. He has been named the Carl B. Camras, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology. The endowed professorship through the University of Nebraska Foundation is named in honor of Dr. Camras, who died in 2009 after serving as chair of ophthalmology at UNMC for nine years. Others in the photo include (from left) UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., Nancy Camras, Carl's widow, and UNMC Student Regent Sarah Hotovy.

Nebraska Science Festival registration opens today

Teachers encouraged to register classes early for 2019 student expos.

Oct 24, 2018