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Regents approve creation of Doctor of Nutrition and Dietetics

The clinical doctorate degree is designed to offer a new program for practicing registered dietician nutritionists.

Feb 12, 2024

Kyle Meyer, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions

Beam for new health facility to cross state for signing

The ‘topping-off beam’ will crown the new Rural Health Education Building in Kearney at a ceremony later this spring.

Feb 12, 2024

Signing the beam, from left, are UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, NU Regent Paul Kenney, who represents the Kearney area on the board, Senator John Arch, the speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, Interim NU President Chris Kabourek and UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen.

A growing Girls Inc. Health Center enhances access 

Learn why Girls Inc. is so important to Denai Gordon, MD, who is a part of the growing care team at the health center.

Feb 12, 2024

Denai Gordon, MD, who works at the Fontenelle Health Center and Family Medicine Clinic at Girls Inc. Health Center, spent countless hours at Girls Inc. when she was growing up.

Annual nursing faculty and staff award nominations open

Nominations for the annual UNMC College of Nursing faculty and staff awards are now open.

Feb 9, 2024

UNMC College of Nursing faculty and staff awards are now open for nominations.

Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 9

UNMC receives $11.8M grant to expand research into Nebraska’s second-leading cause of death

Feb 9, 2024

Health facility’s ‘topping-off beam’ to be available for signing in events across the state

A steel beam that will top off a new health education facility in Kearney will make its way across the state this spring, providing Nebraska citizens the opportunity to sign a piece of the structure that will educate hundreds of the state’s health care workers in decades to come.

Feb 9, 2024

Several officials signed the beam, which will crown the new Rural Health Education Building in Kearney at a ceremony later this spring.

Search committees named for next chairs of anesthesiology, radiology

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine, tasks Kevin Garvin, MD, and David W. Mercer, MD, as leaders of the searches.

Feb 9, 2024

Kevin Garvin, MD, and David W. Mercer, MD

Genetic Insights Project now open for employee enrollment

Interested UNMC employees can choose to enroll in this groundbreaking genomic study.

Feb 9, 2024

UNMC co-sponsoring Latina Red Dress event this Saturday

Juan Santamaria, MD, is the keynote speaker at the event offering health education, with a focus on cancer, for Latina women.

Feb 9, 2024

Juan Santamaria, MD

UNMC for the record, Feb. 9, 2024

News items on a retirement in food and nutrition and food vendors on campus for next week.

Feb 9, 2024

Thomas Hoffman