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Lecture explores Parkinson’s disease research history

Columbia University’s Serge Przedborski, M.D., Ph.D., will deliver 2017 Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance Distinguished Lecture Thursday.

Oct 31, 2017

Serge Przedborski, M.D., Ph.D.

Undergraduates explore public health at UNMC

More than 25 students and advisors from the Public Health Early Admissions Student Track visit campus.

Oct 30, 2017

Visitors from the Public Health Early Admissions Student Track program.

BHECN receives $1.1 million grant to increase behavioral health workers

Grant will provide full tuition and laptops for 70 non-traditional students each year to become community health workers and provisionally licensed addiction counselors.

Oct 30, 2017

New faculty spotlight: Caroline Ng, Ph.D.

Dr. Ng joins the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology.

Oct 30, 2017

Caroline Ng, Ph.D.

Leaders named in academic affairs, graduate studies

Rowen Zetterman, M.D., Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., and Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., take on new or expanded leadership roles.

Oct 30, 2017

From left, Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., Rowen Zetterman, M.D., and Kendra Schmid, Ph.D.

Strand brings large group to tour cancer center

“There are a lot of incredible things happening here,” former UNMC Board of Counselors member said.

Oct 30, 2017

Mary Bills Strand, left, with Dee Norris, center, and Judy Dougherty, two members of the group Strand brought to tour the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center this week.

Time out with T.O. – The simple things

As Veterans Day and retirement approach, UNMC’s Jim Temme reflects on his military service and his health care career.

Oct 30, 2017

Jim Temme

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the community.

Oct 27, 2017

Cardiovascular medicine celebrates new endowed chairs

Three new chairs and donors were honored at recent event.

Oct 27, 2017

From left: Greg Pavlides, M.D., Ph.D., John Windle, M.D., and Samer Sayyed, M.D.

Nanofiber sutures may prevent surgical site infections

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D., has been awarded $1.3 million NIH grant to determine if vitamin D can produce infection-fighting peptide.

Oct 27, 2017

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D