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LCME site visit set for April 26-28

Since our original site visit in October 2013, the College of Medicine has reviewed the concerns of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and developed and implemented a robust plan to address the deficiencies.

Mar 30, 2015

Preparedness symposia will span state

Events, held in April, May and June, will feature local experts on preparedness planning.

Mar 30, 2015

Summer Global Health Fellowship applications open

College of Public Health program will provide 10-week overseas fellowships for up to seven students.

Mar 30, 2015

Pinaki Panigrahi, M.D., director of the Center for Global Health and Development

UNMC experts to discuss cancer in Nebraska April 3

NET program will air in conjunction with PBS miniseries “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies,” which premieres tonight.

Mar 30, 2015

From left, host Dennis Kellogg speaks with Renaisa Anthony, M.D., Sarah Thayer, M.D., Ph.D., and Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., at the taping of "Living With Cancer in Nebraska."

Diabetes prevention program will begin in May

Registration now open for course at EngAge Wellness Center.

Mar 30, 2015

Nebraska lawmakers support ID training center

Legislative resolution recommends a national infectious diseases training center be established in Nebraska.

Mar 30, 2015

Rick Sacra, M.D., left, and his wife Debbie, far right, visited the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit Friday, one day after state lawmakers approved a resolution recommending that an infectious disease training center be established in Nebraska

Praising ‘an incredible national asset’

Spotlight shines on staff, families at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Biocontainment Unit.

Mar 30, 2015

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., congratulates staff members of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit Friday.

Exotic animal nutrition is focus of April 7 Omaha Science Cafe

Kelly Kappen, nutrition manager at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, will talk about the nutrition requirements of exotic animals at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Tuesday April 7, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St.  Kappen is currently the nutrition manager at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. She earned her […]

Mar 30, 2015

Emergency Medicine Resident Graduate, Ken Grosz, Featured in Fargo Monthly!

Emergency Medicine Resident Graduate, Ken Grosz, Featured in Fargo Monthly!

Mar 30, 2015

Nebraska Biocontainment Unit celebrates 10th anniversary

Dr. Rick Sacra, first Ebola patient treated in unit, highlights list of dignitaries attending celebration

Mar 27, 2015