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UNMC grad’s life-saving team wins ESPY Award

The Buffalo Bills’ athletic training staff, led by 2004 UNMC graduate Nate Breske, DPT, jumped into action when Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field.

Jul 14, 2023

Nate Breske, DPT. (Image courtesy S.J. CARRERA INC.)

Summer at UNMC: MMI hosts occupational therapy camp

Now in its second year, the camp offers fun and enriching activities for children and young adults.

Jul 13, 2023

A camper works on shoe tying with Jennifer Konieczny during Occupational Therapy Summer Camp.

Summer at UNMC: Summer camp season is in full swing

Thanks to the Hattie B. Munroe Foundation, MMI’s Camp Munroe has been extended to seven weeks.

Jul 13, 2023

Nicole Giron

Study: Men with skin of color have lowest melanoma survival rates

The study author, UNMC’s Ashley Wysong, MD, encourages public to get screened for skin cancer.

Jul 12, 2023

Ashley Wysong, MD

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine to serve Highlander community

The Community Wellness Collaborative at the Highlander is part of the neighborhood’s revitalization efforts.

Jul 12, 2023

The Community Wellness Collaborative at the Highlander under construction

Summer at UNMC: Pharmacy hosts mentoring programs

Summer remains a busy time across UNMC. This week, UNMC Today will highlight some of the many happenings during summer break.

Jul 11, 2023

Sean Avedissian, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice and science at UNMC, led a small-group session and served as a mentor as the UNMC College of Pharmacy hosted the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Foundation’s Mentored Research Investigator Training and Focused Investigator Training programs June 12-16.

NIH grant allows researcher to explore opioid use, bullying link

UNMC’s Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD, is studying the impact for HIV-positive adolescents.

Jul 7, 2023

Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD

Dr. Wysong authors review article in NEJM

Ashley Wysong, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Dermatology, highlights squamous-cell skin cancer.

Jul 6, 2023

Ashley Wysong, MD

Physicians soon will complete their medical training in Kearney

UNK student Cordelia Harbison shows the excitement behind the planned Rural Health Education Building.

Jul 5, 2023

Cordelia Harbison, far left, a freshman at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, has witnessed the impact physicians can have on their patients in rural areas. It drove her to pursue a career in medicine.

Work groups set roadmap for information management

Discussions began last fall to address IT growth challenges, and some changes already are being implemented.

Jun 29, 2023

Anne Barnes, vice chancellor for business, finance and business development, and Ken Bayles, PhD, vice chancellor for research