College of Medicine

Virtual winter commencement ceremony this week

UNMC’s December 2020 ceremony will be held virtually on Friday.

Dec 14, 2020

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and other campus leaders preparing for the virtual commencement ceremony.

Virtual event marks retirement of John Sparks, MD

Dr. Sparks was chair of pediatrics for more than 10 years.

Dec 14, 2020

John Sparks, MD

New faculty spotlight: Lourdes Eguiguren, MD

Dr. Eguiguren is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Dec 11, 2020

Lourdes Eguiguren, MD

UNMC physician: drug added with remdesivir provides benefits to hospitalized pts

The clinical trial was conducted in 67 hospitals in eight different countries with 1,033 volunteer study participants, including at UNMC, which was among the sites with the largest number of participants

Dec 11, 2020

Children’s, UNMC name chief of pediatric surgery

Abdalla Zarroug, MD, will join UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in February.

Dec 10, 2020

Abdalla Zarroug, MD,

Latest information on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Work underway to prepare for arrival and distribution of first doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

Dec 9, 2020

Take Care 101: Get enough sleep

Many Americans live sleep-deprived lives, and the pandemic may be making things worse than usual.

Dec 9, 2020

New faculty spotlight: Maximiliano Hawkes, MD

Dr. Hawkes is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.

Dec 8, 2020

Maximiliano Hawkes, MD

Dr. Plewes is Pathway to Independence Awardee

Award recognizes early-career postdocs for their contributions to research.

Dec 8, 2020

Michele Plewes, PhD

Regents approve named spaces within Wigton Heritage Center

Dr. Leland and Dorothy Olson, Dr. William Northwall and Dr. Stanton Harn recognized.

Dec 7, 2020

The Wigton Heritage Center