College of Medicine

Distinguished scientist: Javeed Iqbal, Ph.D.

Dr. Iqbal’s research focus is on non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Mar 1, 2019

Javeed Iqbal, Ph.D.

Retirement reception Monday for Simon Sherman, Ph.D.

Dr. Sherman spent more than 25 years as a UNMC faculty member.

Mar 1, 2019

Simon Sherman, Ph.D.

Chancellor Gold, Dr. Liu to appear on RFD-TV tonight

Behavioral health in rural America focus of national TV show.

Feb 28, 2019

Howard Liu, M.D., chairman of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., will appear on RFD-TV tonight.

New acute care surgery leadership named

P.J. Schenarts, M.D., will step down as chief of acute care surgery; Brett Waibel, M.D., named interim chief.

Feb 28, 2019

P.J. Schenarts, M.D.

Program aims to streamline prior authorizations

Stephen Salzbrenner, M.D., created Breezmed, a program which solves many of the problems patients deal with when it comes to prior authorizations.

Feb 27, 2019

Stephen Salzbrenner, M.D., discusses his new Breezmed program with the UNMC Department of Psychiatry Leadership Team. Dr. Salzbrenner recently received a $75,000 prototype grant to create the software, which is designed to help patients, providers and pharmacies deal with prior authorization forms.

Distinguished scientist: Yulong Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Li’s research focus is cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

Feb 26, 2019

House Officer Appreciation Day set for Thursday

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine leaders voice appreciation of residents.

Feb 25, 2019

Discovery shows low PSA might not always be good

Study finds men with low PSA have greater risk of having a pituitary tumor or low testosterone level.

Feb 22, 2019

Andjela Drincic, M.D.

New investigator: Sushil Kumar, Ph.D.

Dr. Kumar’s research focus is pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis.

Feb 22, 2019

Sushil Kumar, Ph.D.

Distinguished scientist: Tony Wilson, Ph.D.

Dr. Wilson’s research focus is cognitive neuroscience.

Feb 21, 2019

Tony Wilson, Ph.D.