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Nebraska Medicine feature video: “Leslie’s Healing Garden”

The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine announced in July that the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center will include an outdoor healing garden – Leslie’s Healing Garden – as part of its Healing Arts Program. Learn more here about this tribute by Marshall and Mona Faith to their late daughter Leslie.

Aug 24, 2015

News briefs

Cincinnati pediatric surgeon named CEO for Children's Hospital & Medical Center Richarad Azizkhan, M.D., surgeon in chief and senior vice president of surgical services at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, has been named CEO for Children's Hospital & Medical Center. The appointment is effective Oct. 19. In 2007, UNMC and Nebraska Medicine implemented an affiliation […]

Aug 24, 2015

A wonderful collaboration

Ribbon is cut on new Health Science Education Complex.

Aug 21, 2015

From left, UNMC Student Senate President Andrew Shaw; Matt Schendt, Hausmann Construction; Kyle Meyer, Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions; Juliann Sebastian, Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Nursing; UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.; University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds, Ph.D.; UNK Chancellor Douglas Kristensen, J.D.; Charlie Bicak, Ph.D., UNK senior vice chancellor of academic and student affairs; and Joe Lang, RDG Planning and Design. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey/UNK Communications)

UNMC spinoff company to test H1N1 vaccine

If trial results are positive, Prommune, Inc. could offer vaccine to pig farmers by end of year.

Aug 21, 2015

Sam Sanderson, Ph.D.

UNMC for the record

Huntington’s Disease Patient and Caregiver Symposium set for Aug. 28, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.

Aug 21, 2015

On Aug. 11, a group from Project Purple and the Lincoln Marathon came to the Omaha campus for a check presentation for $52,000 to Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D. (far right). Project Purple was the sole benefactor of funds from the Lincoln Marathon. Project Purple funds pancreatic cancer research, and with funds raised at the Lincoln Marathon, the organization will be funding a fellow in Dr. Hollingsworth’s lab. From left to right,  Kamiya Mehla, Ph.D., Nancy Sutton Moss, Glen Moss, Elli Zadina, Dino Verelli and Dr. Hollingsworth.

UNMC now on Instagram

Search for the account within the Instagram app with the handle @IAMUNMC.

Aug 21, 2015

Expanded construction will impact Lot 4 parkers

Work will impact parking from Aug. 24 to 28.

Aug 21, 2015

Blood drive at Storz on Sept. 1

Each donation can save up to three lives.

Aug 20, 2015

Gasoline emissions in urban areas is topic of Sept. 1 Omaha Science Cafe

David Hallberg will talk about examining the public health threat of gasoline emissions in urban areas at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Sept. 1 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Hallberg has served as legislative director in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and was actively involved in drafting […]

Aug 20, 2015

A nanopioneer seeks novel drug delivery systems

UNMC’s ninth Scientist Laureate is hooked on innovation.

Aug 20, 2015