College of Medicine

Grant will aid in ‘decoding’ AI, computation for investigators

New T32 award will fund the Developing Experts in Computation, ‘Omics and Data Exploration (DECODE) program.

Aug 18, 2026

From left, Andrew Dudley, PhD, and Jordan Rowley, PhD

Nebraska Medicine announces name of new health center in midtown                     

Shikhar & Kristin Saxena Family Health Center will expand access to primary and specialty care on Nebraska Medical Center campus.

Aug 18, 2026

An artist's rending of the the Shikhar and Kristin Saxena Family Health Center.

Registration open for women’s health and wellness conference

Breanna Hetland, PhD, and Priya Gearin, MD, will be featured speakers at the Oct. 16 event.

Aug 18, 2026

Under a logo that looks like a line-srawn woman with gray and piink butterfly wings are the words

UNMC faculty receive university’s most prestigious awards

Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD, received an Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award, and Benson Edagwa, PhD, received the Faculty IP Innovation and Commercialization Award.

Aug 12, 2026

Benson Edagwa, PhD, left, and Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD

New division chiefs appointed in internal medicine

Leaders announced for hematology, medical oncology and rheumatology.

Aug 12, 2026

From left, Bryant England, MD, PhD; Matthew Lunning, DO; and Nicole Shonka, MD

Trailblazing a decade of CAR T-cell therapy

Hundreds gathered for an evening to celebrate 10 years of the groundbreaking therapy at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Nebraska Medicine and UNMC.

Aug 11, 2026

Clinical trial participant Nick Howe, and some family members, took the stage at the event.

UNMC to host fourth annual Medical Student Research Showcase

Event will be held on Aug. 21 at the Davis Global Center.

Aug 11, 2026

Night shot of the Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center take on Wedneday, February 1, 2023

Harold M. Maurer, MD, remembered as visionary leader, builder

The former UNMC chancellor left his mark in more ways than one.

Aug 10, 2026

Harold M. Maurer, MD, and his wife, Beverly Maurer stand in front of the Maurer Center for Public Health on the UNMC Omaha campus

The work behind the welcome

For six weeks, hundreds of colleagues worked together to make a complicated situation feel ordinary.

Jul 31, 2026

The Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center, home of the National Quarantine Unit

UNMC for the record, July 31, 2026

UNMC anesthesiologists named to national roles, and a list of recent and upcoming retirements.

Jul 31, 2026

Cale Kassel, MD, and Lauren Costello, MD