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Medical research highlights, October 2025

The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing more than $10 million in new funding.

Oct 9, 2025

Kuan-Hua Chen, PhD

Dean’s message: College activity brisk as fall arrives

An alumni gathering, leadership moves and potential new tenure guidelines highlight a busy month.

Oct 9, 2025

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine

New EDGE District parking garage opens in midtown

The 753-space garage is available for daily neighborhood parking following an opening ceremony Wednesday.

Oct 9, 2025

 Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. cuts the ribbon on the new city-owned parking garage in the EDGE District, with UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, at his side. Also in picture are, from left, Omaha City Councilman Danny Begley, Amy Thompson, director of campus development for UNMC, and Jen Bartholomew, assistant vice chancellor of facilities, management and planning for UNMC.

Project Health is topic at next all-campus forum

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, will talk with guests Jen Bartholomew and Chad Vokoun, MD, at the Oct. 15 forum.

Oct 9, 2025

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, Jen Bartholomew, and Chad Vokoun, MD

Next employee appreciation event set for Oct. 23

UNMC Human Resources’ ‘Here’s Looking At You’ event will feature academic unit booths, food samples, entertainment and prizes.

Oct 9, 2025

Two UNMC employees high-five at a Connect Four game.

Dr. Davies to moderate talk with Dr. Vivek Murthy

Dr. Murthy, a former U.S. surgeon general, will speak on Oct. 14 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln. 

Oct 9, 2025

Vivek Murthy, MD

Progressive Forage on Oct. 7

Planting the seeds of safety: Essential guidelines for tractor and equipment operation in agriculture

Oct 8, 2025

Aaron Yoder, PhD

Human DNA Identification Lab hosts genetic genealogists to work on cold cases

The Human DNA Identification Laboratory in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology hosted nearly two dozen professional investigative genetic genealogists from around the country to work on a number of unsolved Omaha homicides.

Oct 8, 2025

Group of genetic genealogists who gathered in Omaha in August to work with the Human DNA Identification Lab on cold cases

New Research Grant Award winners are announced

UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology has announced five recipients of Research Grant Awards.

Oct 8, 2025

The RGA awardees, clockwise from top left: Drs. Ahmed Ahmed, Marika Forsythe, Rebecca Manzo, Phassawan Rungsiprakarn, and Holly Mitzel

Tissue Sciences Facility expands capabilities with new scanner

The Tissue Sciences Facility has significantly upgraded its digital pathology operations with the addition of a new scanner.

Oct 8, 2025

Ember Eldridge, TSF supervisor, with the Hamamatsu NanoZoomer S360 Digital Slide Scanner