Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Nebraska Breast Health Navigation Program breaks barriers

The program and its peer navigators work to ensure that no breast cancer patient is left without support.

Feb 14, 2025

Phyllis Mitchell-Butler

Celebration of life service for Dr. Cowan is Feb. 21

Med center community invited to remember beloved colleague and leader Ken Cowan, MD, PhD.

Feb 12, 2025

Ken Cowan, MD, PhD

Gold U winner Vidlak applauded for making a difference

Debbie Vidlak is a research project coordinator lead in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office.

Feb 6, 2025

Debbie Vidlak

Retirement reception for Cindy Plate is Feb. 3

Plate began her UNMC career in 2000 and joined the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases in 2005.

Jan 28, 2025

Cindy Plate

Dr. Kim and ‘BEAT Cancer’ initiative receive prestigious award

The American Public Health Association Cancer Forum recognized the project for its groundbreaking screening effort in the African American community.

Jan 22, 2025

Jungyoon Kim, PhD

Revamped lab dedicated as a ‘WIN’ for researchers and patients

The Constance M. Ryan Wellness INnovation Laboratory, or WIN lab, was dedicated Dec. 10 in UNMC’s Student Life Center.

Jan 20, 2025

Connie Ryan (Photo courtesy University of Nebraska Foundation)

Celebration of Life service for Dr. Cowan set for Feb. 21

Med center community invited to remember beloved colleague and leader Ken Cowan, MD, PhD.

Jan 20, 2025

Ken Cowan, MD, PhD

Medical research highlights, December, 2024

The college received grant and funding awards representing more than $5 million in new funding in October.

Dec 17, 2024

Russell McCulloh, MD

Campus remembers Dr. Cowan, former director of cancer center

Services set for Tuesday for Ken Cowan, MD, PhD, whose ‘legacy will be felt for generations.’

Dec 16, 2024

Ken Cowan, MD, PhD

Nebraskan empowered by annual pancreatic cancer screenings

Jody Vondra navigates her family’s difficult roads through cancer and shares her perspective on the journey.

Dec 9, 2024

Jody Vondra, in the Chihuly Sanctuary at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, with a copy of her new book, “The Country Road Perspective"