College of Medicine

Dr. Harris recognized with prestigious award

Lynda Harris, PhD, receives Andrée Gruslin Award from International Federation of Placenta Associations.

Aug 4, 2025

Lynda Harris, PhD

More transitions as new semester nears

Welcoming new leaders and mourning the loss of a medical center giant.

Aug 4, 2025

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine

New faculty spotlight: Wesley Burdiek, MD

Dr. Burdiek is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.

Aug 4, 2025

Wesley Burdiek, MD

Library exhibit to showcase Karrer family legacy

Over four generations, eight family members graduated from UNMC and took their care to patients in Nebraska and beyond.

Aug 1, 2025

From left in this 1979 photo are: Frederick Merrill Karrer I (1929), Max Crawford Karrer (1954), Rush William Karrer (1938), John Karrer (1968), Robert Eugene Karrer (1936), Frederick Merrill Karrer II (1979) and Frederick William Karrer II (1956).

New faculty spotlight: Conor Dass, MD

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

Aug 1, 2025

Conor Dass, MD

Remembering Phil Smith, MD, Nebraska’s father of biopreparedness

Dr. Smith leaves a legacy in establishing UNMC and Nebraska Medicine at the global front in fighting infectious diseases. 

Jul 25, 2025

Phil Smith, MD, 1946-2025

Dr. Langenfeld appointed residency program director

Jason Langenfeld, MD, will lead the emergency medicine residency program at UNMC.

Jul 25, 2025

Jason Langenfeld, MD

New faculty spotlight: Emily Frankel, PhD

Dr. Frankel is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine.

Jul 25, 2025

Emily Frankel, PhD

UNMC Connect magazine: Progress through pain

Rheumatology professor Kaleb Michaud, PhD, has lived the very conditions he’s become an expert in.

Jul 18, 2025

Kaleb Michaud, PhD

Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to visit UNMC

Dr. Adams served as the nation’s surgeon general from 2017 to 2021, helping guide the country through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 16, 2025

Dr. Jerome Adams (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)