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UNMC connects Nebraska campuses through hologram and VR technology at statewide stroke conference

Oct 22, 2025

Dr. Sweasy to lead national effort tackling rural cancer as new AACI president

Joann Sweasy, PhD, became president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes on Oct. 21.

Oct 22, 2025

Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the National Cancer Institute-designated Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and president of the American Association of Cancer Institutes

Dr. Sweasy to confront rural cancer as new AACI president

Joann Sweasy, PhD, became president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes on Oct. 21.

Oct 22, 2025

Joann Sweasy, PhD

NUFlex benefits enrollment opens Monday

The enrollment period for employee benefits will run through Friday, Nov. 14.

Oct 22, 2025

UNMC campus sign

Distinguished scientist: Stacey Gilk, PhD

Dr. Gilk is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology.

Oct 22, 2025

Stacey Gilk, PhD

Research town hall moving to Catalyst

At today’s event, which has shifted locations, UNMC leaders will make an announcement regarding UNMC’s industry engagement efforts.

Oct 22, 2025

Exterior view of the Catalyst building with campus reflected in the window from the drone and a shot back toward campus.

Register by Oct. 31 for Women’s Health & Wellness Conference

The conference, scheduled for Nov. 7, is hosted by the Olson Center for Women’s Health, UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.

Oct 22, 2025

Logo that says Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference

Healing arts talk to highlight ‘Regionalism Revisited’

Guest Buck Kiechel will be at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Thursday.

Oct 22, 2025

"Rainbow and View of Madison" by John Steuart Curry, oil on panel, 1937

Ask UNMC! Steven Wengel, MD, UNMC College of Medicine

Is one type of pet more beneficial than others and how can that companionship support other efforts for good mental health?

Oct 21, 2025

Steven Wengel, MD, UNMC College of Medicine

UNMC nursing innovation launches nationally

A digital platform years in the making, created through a collaboration between the UNMC College of Nursing, UNeMed, UNeTech and Nebraska Medicine, will position UNMC at the forefront of health care innovation, its creators said. Familyroom.health now is scaling nationally to support families during critical care crises.      Twelve years ago, Breanna Hetland, PhD, then a […]

Oct 21, 2025

Breanna Hetland, PhD