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UNMC alum to read from memoir

Loren Olson, M.D., will read from “Finally Out” at McGoogan Library this month.

Sep 13, 2017

Loren Olson, M.D.

New faculty spotlight: Scott Vincent, M.D.

Dr. Vincent joins the UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Sep 13, 2017

Scott Vincent, M.D.

Time out with T.O. — Rave review for cancer center

More than 100 volunteers for the 2018 Cattlemen’s Ball visit the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Sep 13, 2017

Volunteers for the 2018 Cattlemen's Ball visited the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference targets stress

Registration deadline is Sept. 29 for October event.

Sep 13, 2017

Sasha Shillcutt, M.D., will be the breakfast keynote speaker at the event.

Gift to UNMC focuses on addressing mental trauma

About 50 percent of Nebraskans report experiencing childhood adversity and trauma.

Sep 13, 2017

From left: Lea Pounds, Ph.D., assistant professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health; Jungyoon Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor, UNMC Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health; Alisha Aggarwal, doctoral student, UNMC Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health; Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean, UNMC College of Public Health; Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., associate professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health.

Presentation explores strategies for healthy choices

UNMC’s Peter Pellerito kicks off the Olson Center Brown Bag series.

Sep 13, 2017

Peter Pellerito

Gift to UNMC focuses on helping those who have experienced mental trauma

About 50 percent of Nebraskans report experiencing childhood adversity/trauma

Sep 13, 2017

Members of the UNMC College of Public Health team involved in the Building a Trauma-Informed Community initiative included (left-right): Lea Pounds, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health; Jungyoon 'JY' Kim, Ph.D., (principal investigator), assistant professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Alisha Aggarwal, doctoral student, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean; and Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health.

UNMC Professor Appointed to Federal Committee

Steven Hinrichs, M.D., will serve on the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee

Sep 12, 2017

Primary Care Exceeds Expectations on Quality Measures

Tanvir Hussain, MD, medical director of Enterprise Quality and Analytics and primary care provider at Midtown clinic, says that Nebraska Medicine – Primary Care has taken great strides in improving quality and outcomes through a strong focus on engaging all employees and providers who provide patient care.

Sep 12, 2017

Wigton Archives Dedicated at McGoogan Library

After decades of serving as the well-respected but “unofficial” historian for UNMC, Robert Wigton, M.D., became an official part of the university’s archives and the McGoogan Library of Medicine last week as the library cut the ribbon on the newly named Wigton History of Medicine Archives.

Sep 12, 2017