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Virtual winter commencement ceremony this week

UNMC’s December 2020 ceremony will be held virtually on Friday.

Dec 14, 2020

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and other campus leaders preparing for the virtual commencement ceremony.

Study shows promise in long-term Crohn’s disease remission

Peter Mannon, MD Peter Mannon, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the UNMC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, is co-author of a paper about a recent study that may hold promise in providing long-term remission of Crohn’s disease, one type of inflammatory bowel disease. “We’re pretty good at controlling acute flares of the disease, […]

Dec 14, 2020

Omaha Chamber seeks input on transportation

UNMC community asked to take part in survey.

Dec 14, 2020

Drug combination benefits patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

Study co-authored by Andre Kalil, MD, was published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dec 14, 2020

Andre Kalil, MD

Pre-holiday COVID-19 testing slots still available

Registration required for Dec. 14-17 testing.

Dec 11, 2020

UNMC physician: drug added with remdesivir provides benefits to hospitalized pts

The clinical trial was conducted in 67 hospitals in eight different countries with 1,033 volunteer study participants, including at UNMC, which was among the sites with the largest number of participants

Dec 11, 2020

MMI’s Wayne Stuberg, PhD, to retire on Dec. 31

Dr. Stuberg’s lifelong focus: improving the lives of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Dec 11, 2020

Wayne Stuberg, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Lourdes Eguiguren, MD

Dr. Eguiguren is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Dec 11, 2020

Lourdes Eguiguren, MD

UNMC for the record

Drs. Simonsen, Ramos honored; Dr. Marx to discuss remote training, and recent retirees announced.

Dec 11, 2020

Kari Simonsen, MD