College of Medicine

Growing UNMC research network expands opportunities for rural research collaboration

Collaboration provides an opportunity to expand knowledge of health issues in the community.

Oct 27, 2021

Matthew Rizzo, MD

Psychiatry-emergency collaboration paying off for patients

Psychiatric Emergency Services was created a year ago at the med center.

Oct 27, 2021

From left, Michael Wadman, MD, and Howard Liu, MD

From UNMC Today

Grant will fund study on negating lung injury from biohazard, and other College of Medicine stories from earlier this month.

Oct 27, 2021

Jill Poole, MD

Study explores sex differences in alcohol use disorder

Jennifer Blackford, PhD, is studying how ‘anxiety network’ in brain may affect recovery.

Oct 27, 2021

Jennifer Blackford, PhD

COM resident of the month

Dr. Payne, an anesthesiology resident, co-emceed this year’s Make-A-Wish Blue Jean Ball.

Oct 26, 2021

Jeremy Payne, MD

Dean’s message: The return to in-person instruction

A year of remote learning leads to appreciation of face-to-face instruction — even when masked.

Oct 26, 2021

Bradley Britigan, MD

New faculty

Six new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine this month.

Oct 26, 2021

Chengfeng Bi, MD, PhD

COM employee of the month

Angie Alberico of the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine is the COM employee of the month.

Oct 26, 2021

Angie Alberico

COM student of the month

Nebraska native Frantzlee LaCrete also is studying for his MPH.

Oct 26, 2021

Frantzlee LaCrete

Research highlights

The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing $9.3 million in new funding in August.

Oct 26, 2021

Howard Fox, MD, PhD