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Staff Advisory Council to honor excellence with staff awards

Nominations are open through April 10 for the new UNMC Staff Awards Program.

Mar 19, 2026

Stacey Coleman, president of the UNMC Staff Advisory Council

Kathleen Moore, MD, appointed cancer center’s deputy director

Dr. Moore, a leader in gynecologic oncology, also will serve as director of Phase 1 oncology trials with the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Mar 18, 2026

Kathleen Moore, MD

NU’s NSRI awarded $500 million research contract

The contract continues NSRI and USSTRATCOM’s partnership for deterrence and defense R&D.

Mar 18, 2026

Signage and the Durham Research Center towers as seen from the campus entrance at Saddle Creek Road and Emile Street. Photos from my last photo stroll across campus on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

Dr. Shaffer named pharmacy’s senior associate dean

Chris Shaffer, PharmD, PhD, has long served as a leader within the UNMC College of Pharmacy.

Mar 17, 2026

Chris Shaffer, PharmD, PhD

‘After Covid’ author to speak at UNMC

Journalist Jason Gale will give a presentation Wednesday titled ‘Pandemic Aftermath,’ and a panel discussion of UNMC experts will follow.

Mar 16, 2026

Jason Gale, author of "After Covid: The Health Impacts That Will Last Generations"

Agnes Lenagh, PhD, hits ground running in new UNMC role

Dr. Lenagh, the director of strategic partnerships, sees big opportunities ahead for UNMC to partner with private industry.

Mar 12, 2026

Agnes Lenagh, PhD, speaks with an attendee at a February "Idea Pub: Morning Edition."

UNMC Q&A: The importance of digital accessibility work

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD: ‘We are all responsible for making accessibility a priority in our digital information.’

Mar 11, 2026

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

Dental Research Day celebrates students’ research efforts

More than 80 UNMC College of Dentistry students presented at the event on Feb. 27.

Mar 10, 2026

Gerard Kugel, DMD, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Dentistry, said Dental Research Day is "truly a celebration of what makes our college special."

College of Medicine creates new Medical Education Awards

The annual awards within the UNMC College of Medicine will honor faculty showing exceptional commitment to education.

Mar 10, 2026

Brad Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine, and Nada Fadul, MD, the college’s associate dean for faculty affairs

UNMC joins in expanding nutrition education for medical school

UNMC’s own effort to expand nutrition education in the medical school curriculum began in 2019.

Mar 9, 2026

University of Nebraska System President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD