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UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Aug 14, 2020

Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium set for Aug. 26

Event will be virtual.

Aug 14, 2020

Don Coulter, MD, Pediatric Cancer Research Group director

President Carter’s investiture set for today

Virtual event will begin at 2 p.m.

Aug 14, 2020

Ted Carter, president of the University of Nebraska

Pandemic prompts changes, creativity and flexibility at PUIs

Flexibility, creativity help participating undergraduate institutions and colleges adapt to a new normal.

Aug 14, 2020

INBRE Scholar, Justine Pitzer, works in the lab of Austin Nuxoll, PhD, at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, over part of the summer.

Conducting Research During a Pandemic Can Be Tricky Says One INBRE Researcher

Like many faculty researchers, Annemarie Shibata, PhD, an associate professor of cellular neuroimmunology and director of the undergraduate neuroscience program at Creighton University, had numerous concerns when the university shut down in mid-March due to COVID-19.

Aug 14, 2020

Dr. Annemarie Shibata, at left, talks with undergraduate research student, Carly Baker, in her lab at Creighton University, while adhering to social distancing and other COVID-19 CDC recommended safety guidelines.

New faculty spotlight: Miguel Situ-Kcomt, MD

Dr. Situ-Kcomt is an assistant professor at the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.

Aug 13, 2020

Miguel Situ-Kcomt, MD

Back to campus: Seven fundamentals to reduce the spread of COVID-19

These basic fundamentals are daily expectations on UNMC’s campuses.

Aug 13, 2020

Questions with Chancellor Gold

When should I get a flu vaccine this year?

Aug 13, 2020

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

Educators get up to speed with FAST

Program helps UNMC educators prepare for a challenging fall semester.

Aug 13, 2020

Amrita-Amanda Vuppala, MD, practices presentation techniques to the live and virtual participants for feedback as FAST program director Linda Love, EdD, and faculty coach Adam Case, PhD, observe.

Town hall today on UNMC’s COVID-19 recovery plan

University leaders will discuss upcoming semester.

Aug 13, 2020

Ted Cieslak, MD, interim executive director of the Health Security Office