College of Medicine

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

New faculty spotlight: Nicholas Linares, DO

Dr. Linares is an assistant professor with the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.

Jul 28, 2026

Nicholas Linares, DO

Anesthesiology celebrates three endowed faculty positions

The department recognized the Lieberman Endowed Chair, the Lisco Distinguished Professorship and the Johnson Chair in Critical Care.

Jul 27, 2026

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine, and the Lieberman Chair, Andrew Patterson, MD, PhD, chair of the department of anesthesiology

Drs. Ashford and Thiele receive award for teaching excellence

The Hirschmann Prize for Teaching Excellence is selected by the UNMC College of Medicine’s graduating class.

Jul 23, 2026

Allison Ashford, MD, and Geoffrey Thiele, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Yashwanth Reddy Pulluru, MBBS

Dr. Pulluru is an assistant professor, epilepsy, in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.

Jul 23, 2026

Yashwanth Pulluru, MBBS

25 years building a stronger rural health workforce

The Nebraska Area Health Education Center marks its 25th anniversary this year and its commitment to rural Nebraska.

Jul 17, 2026

Jeffrey Harrison, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine and director of the Nebraska AHEC program