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Overdose deaths decreased for first time in 5 years, but still topped 100,000

May 16, 2024

Health care workforce report highlights challenges, accomplishments

The ‘2023 Status of the Nebraska Healthcare Workforce’ report sees steady growth, challenges.

May 16, 2024

Nicole Carritt, assistant vice chancellor of health workforce education relations  

Health care workforce report highlights challenges, accomplishments

The issues involved show the importance of UNMC initiating programming to educate more health care professionals.

May 16, 2024

Nicole Carritt, UNMC's assistant vice chancellor of health workforce education relations

UNMC to assist in tornado recovery survey

The UNMC College of Public Health will assist state and local health officials in surveying the Washington County community.

May 16, 2024

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The face of cancer care: A Q&A with Dr. Ken Cowan

After Dr. Cowan led the med center’s fight against cancer for almost 25 years, he remains a full-time faculty member and clinician.

May 16, 2024

T-Mobile joins med center’s distributed antenna system

Cellular customers can use cell phones in more areas of the med center’s buildings with improved signal quality.

May 16, 2024

ASK UNMC! Sara May, MD, UNMC College of Medicine

How are allergies diagnosed?

May 15, 2024

UNMC physical therapy earns NU teaching award

The allied health program is the recipient of the University of Nebraska’s 2024 University-wide Departmental Teaching Award.

May 15, 2024

Faculty and staff of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions' physical therapy program: From left, first row is staff, Marcela Williams, Mary Wood, Megan Krenzer, Michelle Hawkins. Faculty are, second row, Tessa Wells, DPT, Betsy Becker, DPT, PhD, Dawn Venema, PhD; third row, Patricia Hageman, PhD, Nikki Sleddens, PhD; fourth row, Sara Bills, DPT, Kathleen Volkman, MS, Kellie Gossman, DPT; fifth row, Megan Frazee, DPT, Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD, Grace Johnson, DPT, Joseph Norman, PhD (retired), Elizabeth Wellsandt, DPT, PhD; sixth row, Stacie Christensen, DPT, Mike Rosenthal, DSc, Mike Wellsandt, DPT. Not pictured, Laura Bilek, PhD, Teresa Cochran, DPT, Kyle Meyer, PhD, Kaitlyn Uwazurike, DPT.

Cancer center announces new community outreach leaders

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center team will be key in developing community partnerships, cancer education and screening events.

May 15, 2024

Clockwise from top left: Keyonna King, DrPH, Patrick Maloney, PhD, Rachael Schmidt, DNP, and Juan Santamaria, MD

Nebraska Cures honors Jim and Karen Linder with Life Savers Award

Dr. Jim and Karen Linder were honored at the Salute to Life Savers celebration.

May 15, 2024