Press Release
UNMC earns prestigious Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement designation
The University of Nebraska Medical Center was cited this month as the only academic health science center in the United States to be awarded the “Community Engagement” designation by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching this year. The classification recognizes UNMC’s commitment of more than six decades to Nebraska’s urban and rural communities […]
Jan 12, 2015
Meyer Foundation for Disabilities announces 2015 grants
Seven organizations were awarded a total of $40,909 in grants for the year.
Jan 9, 2015
Former UNMC College of Medicine dean, Dr. John Gollan, dies at age 72
Consummate gentleman, facilitator helped transform pediatric care in Nebraska
Jan 8, 2015
UNMC’s ‘lightly embalmed’ cadaver program provides innovative learning tool
The innovative training program helps better prepare surgeons and serves as a national model.
Jan 8, 2015
UNMC and primary care practitioners launch project focused on healthy behaviors
In an effort to improve the health of their communities, practitioners from six rural Nebraska towns came together with metropolitan practitioners and faculty from the University of Nebraska Medical Center to launch a project focused on encouraging healthy behaviors. The research project is aimed at understanding factors that lead to obesity and ways to reverse […]
Jan 6, 2015
Rev. Darryl Eure to headline Jan. 19 MLK event
Rev. Darryl Eure will deliver the annual keynote address to honor slain civil rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus on Monday, Jan. 19. As one of the city’s best attended events on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the program, which starts at noon, is […]
Jan 5, 2015
UNMC physician appointed vice chair of national thyroid cancer guidelines panel
Dr. Lydiatt will have an important role in guiding the committee, using best evidence to enhance and improve care nationally.
Dec 29, 2014
Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D., named 2014 Scientist Laureate, other researchers honored
The award is the highest honor UNMC bestows to researchers.
Dec 23, 2014
Nebraska moves into top 10 of healthiest states in U.S.
In a report issued by the United Health Foundation earlier this month, Nebraska moved up one notch after ranking No. 11 last year.
Dec 22, 2014
UNMC administrator elected chairman of Nebraska State Board of Health
Wayne Stuberg, Ph.D., begins one-year term on Jan. 1
Dec 19, 2014
