Press Release

Four participate in Public Health Early Admissions Student Track program at UNMC

Program designed to recruit, educate and graduate public health leaders

Nov 22, 2016

Dr. Jane Meza to assume interim leadership role for global engagement

Will lead international efforts for UNMC, UNO, Nebraska Medicine

Nov 22, 2016

Jane Meza, Ph.D.

Center and library floor named after current UNMC faculty

Recognition given to Drs. James Armitage and Robert Wigton

Nov 18, 2016

James Armitage, M.D.

UNMC ice skating rink to open Nov. 26

This year, the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s event will begin on Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. and end Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.

Nov 15, 2016

College of Nursing designated U.S. Army ROTC Nursing Center of Excellence

One of only 47 designated programs in the country

Nov 14, 2016

UNMC’s agricultural safety/health grant renewed for $6.9 million

Will focus on innovative projects to address emerging, persistent safety/health issues in agriculture

Nov 9, 2016

The health and safety of native and non-native bison herd workers is the focus of one UNMC agriculture center research project. At least seven projects have been identified.

UNMC College of Nursing in Scottsbluff to hold health fair Nov. 17

Will feature health education, screenings, flu shots, fun

Nov 7, 2016

Nov. 15 Omaha Science Cafe to focus saving two endangered species

Franklin West, Ph.D., an associate professor of regenerative medicine at the University of Georgia, will discuss how he is using science to try to save the Sumatran tiger and clouded leopard at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Nov. 15 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. The Sumatran tiger and clouded leopard […]

Nov 7, 2016

UNMC seeks volunteers for research registry

Participants will be asked to participate in mind/brain health research

Nov 1, 2016

Matthew Rizzo, M.D.

UNMC partners with community health providers to improve patient transitioning

One impetuses for the grant is a study by the U.S. Office of the Inspector General that cited a loss of $2.8 billion in 2014 because of poor transitions from acute care into skilled nursing facilities

Oct 31, 2016