College of Medicine

ENT appoints new residency program director

Elizabeth Bradford Bell, MD, joined UNMC in 2019 and had been serving as assistant resident program director.

Jul 10, 2025

Elizabeth Bradford Bell, MD

‘There is tremendous interest and excitement’

The new UNMC health science education center in Kearney will provide health care training close to home for rural Nebraska.

Jul 8, 2025

The 110,000-square-foot Health Science Education Center II is under construction on the UNK campus. It’s scheduled to open early next year, allowing UNMC to expand its nursing and allied health programs in Kearney and offer new programs in medicine, pharmacy and public health.

UNMC, Taiwan partners join in research collaboration

UNMC and National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University leaders signed a memorandum of understanding at a June 16 ceremony.

Jun 26, 2025

Howard Liu, MD, chair, UNMC Department of Psychiatry, Albert Yang, PhD, chairperson, NYCU School of Medicine, Jane Meza, PhD, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs, and Ken Bayles, PhD, UNMC vice chancellor for research, gathered on June 16 at Wittson Hall to sign a memorandum of understanding between UNMC and NYCU School of Medicine.

Mark and Catherine Houser create pediatric nephrology professorship

Melissa Muff-Luett, MD, an associate professor and chief of the UNMC Division of Pediatric Nephrology, is set to become the inaugural recipient.

Jun 24, 2025

Melissa Muff-Luett, MD

Navigating DynaMedex changes

Tools and training are available to support every step of the transition.

Jun 20, 2025

Dual emblem that says UNMC Nebraska Medicine

GME research symposium attracts high-quality work

Awards for poster and oral presentations were given at April 29 event.

Jun 18, 2025

At the event, house officers presented their research in areas such as clinical outcomes, basic science, education, business, health policy, and humanities..

New medical faculty, June 2025

Five new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine since May.

Jun 18, 2025

Mohammad Zaidi, PhD

William Thorell, MD, is new chair of neurosurgery

Dr. Thorell is excited about the UNMC Department of Neurosurgery and his new role, which he will begin on July 1.

Jun 16, 2025

William Thorell, MD

Human Genetics Laboratory increasing automation

The lab, established on campus in 1974, is moving into the future to meet the growing demand for testing.

Jun 16, 2025

Zhenya Tang, MD, PhD, director of the Human Genetics Laboratory at UNMC

Drs. O’Dell to receive internal medicine lifetime achievement awards

Drs. Jim and Dave O’Dell humbly deflect the attention, even as they are recognized for their remarkable, lasting influence.

Jun 5, 2025

James O’Dell, MD, and David O’Dell, MD