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MMI collaboration named rare disease center of excellence

Munroe-Meyer Institute, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine will become a designated center from the National Organization for Rare Disorders.

Nov 5, 2021

From left, Christopher G. Maloney, MD, of Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, of the Munroe-Meyer Institute and Cory Shaw of Nebraska Medicine

Dr. McClurg honored at BioNebraska Annual Meeting

Jim McClurg, PhD, received BioNebraska’s first-ever Bioscience Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nov 5, 2021

Jim McClurg, PhD

Improvements continue at Lot 5

Elevator, stairwell work continues at parking structure east of Clarkson Tower.

Nov 5, 2021

Library unveils graphic medicine collection

Materials include educational comics created for students or patients, short comic strips created about health care and more.

Nov 4, 2021

Transition begins for new oncology leadership

Administrative oncology leadership will transition from Theresa Franco to Kyle Skiermont, PharmD.

Nov 4, 2021

From left, Theresa Franco and Kyle Skiermont, PharmD

Annual employee giving drive kicks off next week

Chancellor Gold asks UNMC to show it stands behind the community at a difficult time.

Nov 4, 2021

Breakthrough Thinking series explores identity, population health

Accurately identifying a population is complicated.

Nov 4, 2021

Siobhan Wescott, MD

Gallup survey running across NU campuses closes Friday

University of Nebraska President Ted Carter and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold are encouraging participation.

Nov 4, 2021

Ted Carter, president of the University of Nebraska

Omaha Institutions Join New NORD Rare Disease Centers of Excellence Network

Centers are Committed to Improving Access and Care for Patients with Rare Diseases

Nov 4, 2021

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD

UNMC-VA researchers receive $3 million to study airborne hazards in military members, veterans

The research team will explore the relationship of airborne hazards in developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and rheumatoid arthritis-lung disease to better understand the condition.

Nov 3, 2021

Jill Poole, MD and Ted Mikuls, MD.