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Get checked-May is National Osteoporosis Month

‘Silent’ disease a major cause of death and disability

May 17, 2018

73-year-old Mina Duncan of Omaha visits with Laura Graeff-Armas, M.D., at the new clinic at the Lauritzen Outpatient Center.

UNO parking 101 for UNMC permit holders

UNMC-issued permits are honored in designated UNO lots.

May 16, 2018

First Responders Foundation Board tours UNMC

The group supports first responders in the Omaha community.

May 16, 2018

Al Batschelet, presidet and CEO of the First Responders Foundation Board, tours the iEXCEL Visualization Hub.

Free painting classes offered

Registration required for four-week class in June.

May 16, 2018

NIH deputy director Michael Lauer, M.D., to speak at UNMC

Dr. Lauer is keynote speaker at UNMC College of Medicine Research Retreat on June 1. Registration is now open.

May 16, 2018

Michael Lauer, M.D., deputy director for extramural research at the National Institutes of Health

University’s health, dental insurance providers to change in 2019

UMR, a United Healthcare company, will become the University of Nebraska’s health insurance carrier.

May 16, 2018

Dr. Mott receives Maurer Scientific Achievement Award

Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D., leads a team that studies cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of the bile ducts.

May 16, 2018

From left, Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D., Beverly Maurer, and Harold M. Mauer, M.D.

Behavioral Health Education Center to host its first conference in Scottsbluff

Panhandle-area behavior health providers to attend

May 16, 2018

Howard Liu, M.D.

Students’ rural rotations explore mental health resources

Students examined public health-oriented solutions to address mental health needs in rural Nebraska.

May 15, 2018

From left: Caitlin Schneider; Joe Blankenau, Ph.D., Julia Houfek, Ph.D., Nikki Houlden and Amber Hanson.

UNMC strengthens its relationship with China

Agreements open new educational, research and clinical opportunities for UNMC.

May 15, 2018

Attendees at the May 4 signing ceremony included: Front row (left-right) -- Jane Meza, Ph.D., interim associate vice chancellor for global and student support; Don Leuenberger, interim vice chancellor for business and finance; UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.; Shuangyin Hao, president and CEO of the Shuangwei Group; Changsheng Wang, CEO of the Chinalink Medical Investment Inc. of the Shuangwei Group; Yiqi Han, Ph.D., student at Iowa State University; and Liying Diao, manager of the Chinalink Medical Investment Inc. of the Shuangwei Group; Back row (left-right) - Kai Fu, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UNMC Office of International Relations and Patient Referrals; Steven Hinrichs, M.D., chair of the UNMC Department of Pathology & Microbiology; Guanjie Hao, president and CEO of the Optimal Health International Inc.; and Guang Han, Ph.D., student at Iowa State University.