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UNMC recognized at Nurse of the Year awards

Two UNMC College of Nursing faculty and four students were among those honored at event.

Dec 2, 2016

Kathleen Duncan, Ph.D., was awarded the Academic Excellence Award.

Cancer center gains international partner

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and Hubei Cancer Hospital in Central China become sister institutions.

Dec 1, 2016

Attendees at the Nov. 14 signing ceremony included: Front row (left-right) - UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. and Shaozhong Wei, M.D., Ph.D., president of Hubei Cancer Hospital; Back row - Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; Deb Thomas, vice chancellor for business and finance; Huiting Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Jun-qui Yue, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, Ph.D., associate dean for academic programs, UNMC College of Nursing; Li-Wu Chen, Ph.D., professor and chair, UNMC College of Public Health Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Steven Hinrichs, M.D., professor and chair, UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology; and Kai Fu, M.D., Ph.D., director of UNMC Office of International Relations.

PHEAST students get a taste of public health

Program is designed to recruit public health leaders committed to improving population health outcomes in Nebraska.

Nov 29, 2016

PHEAST students visit the College of Public Health. From left: Patricia Mitnik, Dylan Reinhardt, Derek Julian and Meghan Krajicek.

Dr. Meza interim leader for global engagement

Beginning Jan. 1, Jane Meza, Ph.D., will begin new role for UNMC, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Nebraska Medicine.

Nov 22, 2016

Jane Meza, Ph.D.

Dr. Vetro aims to improve treatment for cancer patients

Joseph Vetro, Ph.D., hopes startup company can bring practical application to promising research.

Nov 18, 2016

Joseph Vetro, Ph.D.

Drill tests readiness for multiple infectious patients

Three mock “patients” will arrive in Nebraska Friday on 747 from West Africa.

Nov 17, 2016

Workers drill at the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.

Study finds Ebola treatment ZMapp holds promise

UNMC involved in clinical trial, with results appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Nov 16, 2016

Chris Kratochvil, M.D., UNMC associate vice chancellor for clinical research

Rural men use technology to improve fitness

Pilot study provided Fitbits for 12 men in rural northeast Nebraska.

Nov 15, 2016

Chris Johnson of Bloomfield, Neb., was one of 12 rural northeast Nebraska men who took part in a recent UNMC pilot study to test the feasibility and acceptability of the use of health-related text messages and an activity monitor with its companion app to self-monitor eating and activity.

UNMC’s regional agricultural center grant renewed

Highly competitive grant renewed for the next five years.

Nov 14, 2016

The health and safety of native and non-native bison herd workers is the focus of a UNMC agriculture center research project.

Time out with T.O. – Speaking out on football

Bennet Omalu, M.B.B.S., talks about high impact sports and concussions during visit to UNMC.

Nov 10, 2016

Bennet Omalu, M.B.B.S., far left, meets with Matthew Rizzo, M.D., second from left, Tom Berger, Better Business Bureau (standing), Emily Frankel and Jennifer Merickel, Ph.D., during his visit to UNMC.