John Keenan

Five CAHP faculty honored with statewide awards

Dean Kyle Meyer, PhD, calls awards ‘well-deserved recognition for their significant contributions to advancing their respective professions.’

May 4, 2022

Mark Aksamit, Betsy Becker, DPT, PhD, and Karen Honeycutt, PhD, were among the College of Allied Health Professions faculty members honored by their state organizations.

MMI’s Dr. Mirnics named to new national advisory committee

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute, has been named to the newly formed National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters.

May 3, 2022

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD

Dr. Gold honored with Face on the Barroom Floor

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, joins list of notable honorees such as Warren Buffett, Gerald Ford, Bob Gibson, Johnny Carson and Tom Osborne.

May 3, 2022

Roasters and roastee, from left: Trev Alberts, athletic director for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Aileen Warren, president of ICAN; UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD; Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert; James Linder, MD, CEO of Nebraska Medicine; and Rich Watson, UNMC multimedia manager.

Great Plains IDeA-CTR offers funding opportunities

The Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Scholar Award, Early Career Investigator Program (ECIP) Award and Mini-Sabbatical Program aim to support investigators.

May 3, 2022

Emile Street construction begins Thursday

Traffic will be able to travel in both directions, but the center turn lane will be closed.

May 3, 2022

Registration still open for annual Heart Walk

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine community invited to take part in May 14 event.

May 3, 2022

The UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Heart Walk team for 2019, when the event was last held in person.

Program director of the month

Peter Mannon, MD, oversees the gastroenterology and hepatology fellows.

May 2, 2022

Peter Mannon, MD

Dr. McCulloh named assistant dean for clinical research

Russell McCulloh, MD, will serve as an advocate to help COM investigators identify and tackle barriers to facilitate local, regional and national research.

May 2, 2022

Russell McCulloh, MD

Legislative initiatives will impact the college

Approval of a joint health facility and program funding at UNK, pancreatic cancer center funding and a boost to the behavioral health workforce were among the session highlights.

May 2, 2022

A rendering of the future UNMC-UNK rural health facility at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

COM student of the month

Carmen Ochoa has a master’s degree in medical anatomy from UNMC.

May 2, 2022

Carmen Ochoa