College of Medicine

Exploring future health teaching and learning strategies

Annual InnovatED Symposium advances interprofessional collaboration and innovation in health professions education. 

Oct 28, 2026

Laura Brooks Dueland, PhD, gave the keynote speech at the 2026 InnovatED Symposium.

Gary Peters is 2026 Community Service to Research recipient

Peters has been a voice in support of pediatric cancer research for more than a decade.

Oct 28, 2026

Gary Peters

BHECN sites create pathways leading to workforce growth

The Behavioral Health Education Center’s six locations make local work possible in every corner of the state.

Oct 28, 2026

From left, BHECN's Denise Pecha and Alyssa Spartz

Research Leadership: Paul Sorgen, PhD

Dr. Sorgen is a professor in the UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 27, 2026

Paul Sorgen, PhD

Remembering UNMC’s Roger Harned, MD

Dr. Harned, a professor in the UNMC Department of Radiology, had nearly a three-decade UNMC career.

Oct 26, 2026

Roger Harned, MD

Drs. Fingeret, Welniak honored as Distinguished Educators 

The awards were presented at the Interprofessional Academy of Educators InnovatED Symposium on Oct. 1

Oct 23, 2026

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, and T. J. Welniak, MD

UNMC for the record, Oct. 23, 2026

Dr. Webster speaks with Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions; volunteers needed for food-packing event; retirements announced.

Oct 23, 2026

Tammy Webster, PhD

New graduate faculty spotlight: John LaCava, PhD

Dr. LaCava’s love of science has taken him around the world.

Oct 22, 2026

John LaCava, PhD

UNMC, public health officials exploring West Nile virus

Mosquito-borne disease has become surprisingly common in Nebraska.

Oct 22, 2026

From left, David Brett-Major, MD, Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, UNMC MD-PhD student Sarah Uhm, UNMC PhD student Del Dsouza and Dylan George, PhD, joined "mosquito" Megan Barhafer, community health planner supervisor, Panhandle Public Health District, at a research/outreach station at the Box Butte County Fair this summer.

Distinguished Scientist: Saraswathi Viswanathan, PhD

Dr. Viswanathan is a professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine-Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 22, 2026

Saraswathi Viswanathan, PhD