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Dr. Skar to study infections in pediatric shunts

NIH award will fund five-year study on immune system’s role in infection-related complications.

Oct 9, 2020

Gwenn Skar, MD

Dr. Marcelin joins national infectious disease board

Jasmine Marcelin, MD, will join the board of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Oct 8, 2020

Jasmine Marcelin, MD

Grant to support behavioral health resources in five rural counties

BHECN’s Opioid Response Program grant will connect people, resources in five counties.

Oct 7, 2020

Brent Khan, EdD, co-director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska

Children’s, UNMC sign Child Health Research Institute agreement

Organizations will partner on cutting-edge research to unlock cures for children.

Oct 7, 2020

Chanda Chacón, president & CEO of Children's Hospital & Medical Center, left, and Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, chancellor of UNMC.

Surgeon General shares a message of optimism

Jerome Adams, MD, U.S. Surgeon General, spoke at the “Health Policy in Action Conference” on Oct. 3.

Oct 7, 2020

Jerome Adams, MD, U.S. Surgeon General, vice admiral and anesthesiologist, spoke at the Oct. 3 Zoom event.

Health workforce report shows need in rural areas

Study was commissioned and funded by Office of Rural Health Initiatives and Nebraska Area Health Education Center Program.

Oct 6, 2020

Nizar Wehbi, MD, assistant professor and deputy director for the UNMC Center for Health Policy

Med center scientists, physicians make statement on COVID-19

Now is not the time to let down our guard, infectious disease experts stress.

Oct 6, 2020

Mark Rupp, MD, chief of the UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases, was one of the med center experts who spoke at the Monday afternoon press conference.

Paper suggests cause for COVID-19’s aftereffects in children

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD, co-authored work on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

Oct 1, 2020

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD

MMI’s Gormley to aid provider-patient communication

Jessica Gormley, PhD, tapped to help in national effort led by Penn State.

Oct 1, 2020

Jessica Gormley, PhD

Davis Global Center’s dedication set for Oct. 13

Iconic landmark made possible through public-private partnership.

Sep 30, 2020

The formal dedication of the Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center will be held virtually on Oct. 13.
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