Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Lemon Short Course in Cancer Biology set for June 29-30

This year’s program will explore how insights into DNA repair and cellular processes are transforming cancer treatment.

Jun 17, 2026

John Tainer, PhD

A Q&A with UNMC’s James Armitage, MD

Dr. Armitage credits teamwork for elevating UNMC’s work in lymphoma research.

Jun 15, 2026

James Armitage, MD, is pictured near the James O. Armitage Center for Leukemia and Lymphoma Research, on the fourth floor of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

A 33-ton delivery changing the future of cancer care

The first proton beam therapy machine arrives in Nebraska, right here at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center-Nebraska Medical Center.

Jun 10, 2026

Workers watch as a state-of-the-art proton beam therapy system is hoisted into the air as part of the installation process when the system arrived at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on June 6.

‘What if that could be me?’

Inside UNMC’s groundbreaking clinical trials and the philanthropy helping to change lives.

Jun 4, 2026

Beth Smith walks with Matthew Lunning, DO, medical director of the Gene and Cellular Therapy Program at UNMC.

UNMC | Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center researchers to present at ASCO 2026

Physicians and Scientists from the UNMC | Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center will present their research and lead key sessions at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, May 29–June 2.

May 28, 2026

ASCO sign

New faculty spotlight: Sicong Zhang, PhD

Dr. Zhang is an assistant professor with the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases.

May 20, 2026

Sicong Zhang, PhD

Cancer center hosts Midwest Data Partner’s Workshop

More than 100 attendees from across the city, state and region came to UNMC on April 30.

May 13, 2026

Edward Peters, DMD, ScD, professor and chair of the UNMC Department of Epidemiology and co-lead of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, speaks at the Midwest Data Partner’s Workshop hosted by the NCI-designated Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Brake For Breakfast goes border to border

From Omaha to Scottsbluff, the annual event expanded the cancer prevention message.

Apr 29, 2026

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center's Brake for Breakfast 2026 expanded to offer cancer awareness and screening information at 10 communities across Nebraska.

UNMC alums Drs. Armitage and Roudebush to be honored

At UNMC’s May 9 commencement, James Armitage, MD, will receive the J.G. Elliott Award, while James Roudebush, MD, receives an honorary doctorate.

Apr 29, 2026

James Armitage, MD, and James Roudebush, MD

Cancer center launches data tools to explore cancer risks

The new tools will help Nebraskans see their local cancer burden while supporting local prevention and screening efforts.

Apr 28, 2026

Sai Paritala, PharmD