Press Release

Howard Liu, M.D., named chair of UNMC Department of Psychiatry

Has been campus leader on several initiatives over past decade

Jan 23, 2019

From left, Nebraska Medicine CEO James Linder, M.D., Howard Liu, M.D., chair of the department of psychiatry, and Bradley Britigan, M.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine.

$500,000 grant awarded to BHECN aimed at improving adolescent mental health

Grant is aimed at helping schools better assist children and teens.

Jan 17, 2019

Brandy Clarke, Ph.D.

SIM-NE training program celebrates 250th training session

SIM-NE has served 4,700 emergency medical professionals statewide in 87 of 93 counties

Jan 16, 2019

Sutherland Fire and Rescue receives the 250th SIM-NE training session.

BHECN awarded $375,000 grant to address suicide among veterans

Suicide prevention among Nebraska veterans goal of grant.

Jan 16, 2019

UNMC graduate nursing online program makes big jump in national rankings

Moves up 16 spots to No. 42 out of 170 ranked schools

Jan 15, 2019

World-renowned UNMC pathologist, Sonny Johansson, M.D., Ph.D., dies at age 76

His expertise included kidney, thyroid disease as well as head and neck cancer

Jan 15, 2019

Sonny Johansson, M.D., Ph.D.

BHECN receives $3.7 million grant

Five-year grant aimed at providing mental health training and technical assistance to groups and professionals in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Jan 15, 2019

University of Nebraska partners with Dept. of Defense to develop drug therapies

Goal is to protect military service members from effects of radiation exposure

Jan 14, 2019

Rebecca Oberley Deegan, Ph.D., UNMC, Kenneth Bayles, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for basic science research at UNMC, and David Berkowitz, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, are three of the key NU scientists involved in a project with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop drugs that would protect U.S. troops from radiation exposure.

Jessica Nielsen, D.N.P., remembered as relentless, energetic, mindful, loving

Juliann Sebastian, Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, said Dr. Nielsen was a stellar faculty member and wonderful human being.

Jan 14, 2019

Photo cutline: Jessica Nielsen, D.N.P., received the UNMC College of Nursing's Kathryn Sandahl Philp Award for Creativity and Innovation in May, 2017.

UNMC boosts research stature by adding most advanced MRI scanner in Nebraska

Allows UNMC to compete with elite institutions, better understand complexities of brain

Jan 9, 2019

The new research-dedicated MRI will allow UNMC to compete with elite research institutions around the country and should help the medical center bring in millions of more dollars in research funding.