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UNMC hosts legislative committee hearing

Three health-related resolutions were discussed.

Oct 4, 2018

Sen. Matt Williams, left, speaks before the Appropriations Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature, which met at UNMC on Friday.

New faculty spotlight: Ryan Trowbridge, M.D.

Dr. Trowbridge is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Dermatology and director of inpatient consultative dermatology, Nebraska Medicine.

Oct 4, 2018

Ryan Trowbridge, M.D.

Make your home a haven for online safety

Part one of four-part series on cyber security

Oct 3, 2018

Dentistry debuts new iWall, interactive classroom

Installation of the iWall, other interactive technology will impact dental and dental hygiene instruction.

Oct 3, 2018

James K. Wahl, III, Ph.D., professor in the UNMC Department of Oral Biology, and Cameron Aitken, second-year dental student, utilize the College of Dentistry's new iWall. Photo by Peggy Cain.

Speed mentoring event aims to advance faculty

UNMC leaders, experts took part in event.

Oct 3, 2018

UNMC, UNO students attend international research forum

International Student Research Forum was held June 24-28 in Australia.

Oct 3, 2018

The Omaha contingent at the ISRF included (left-right) Jocelyn Herstein, Shashank Shrishrimal, Jeffrey Moffat, Rachel Utter, Jayme Nekuda, Ph.D., Keith Swarts, Krysten Vance, Zijian Qin, Matthew Martens, Richard Sleightholm and Justin Grassmeyer.

Med center responds to international call for aid

In response to Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this year, med center sends a team of infectious diseases experts to help prevent the spread of the deadly disease.

Oct 3, 2018

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine have responded to a request from an international agency to send a team of infectious diseases experts to Uganda to help prevent the spread of Ebola.

UNMC College of Nursing to host information sessions on doctoral nursing degrees

Includes one event that’s accessible on the web

Oct 3, 2018

News briefs

Two UNMC medical students elected to top posts in Student Senate

Oct 3, 2018

UNMC Student Senate officers for 2018-19 are, from left, Scott Mulder, Sarah Hotovy, Keith Ozanne and Jessica Wiens.

Hit ’em where they eat: Stealth drug fights resistant bacteria

College of Medicine dean is co-author on collaborative study with University of Washington

Oct 3, 2018

College of Medicine Dean Bradley Britigan, M.D., was a co-author on study looking for new drugs to combat "superbugs."