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Surgeon general to speak at UNMC’s virtual conference Oct. 3

Federal pandemic response and nation’s rural opioid crisis among topics to be discussed.

Sep 15, 2020

Vice Admiral Jerome Adams, U.S. surgeon general

Infectious diseases class part of global outreach

Taught on Rwandan time, weeklong virtual course created long, but rewarding days.

Sep 14, 2020

From left, David Brett-Major, MD, and Jana Broadhurst, MD

Time out with T.O. – That’s what friends are for

Friends of Ted Mikuls, MD, reach out to help med center during COVID-19 crisis.

Sep 14, 2020

Ted Mikuls, MD

UNMC, COVAXX sign agreement paving way for clinical trials

Agreement provides framework to conduct clinical trials of COVAXX therapeutics.

Sep 11, 2020

Time out with T.O. – Surviving the Big C

Bill Penry’s positive attitude — plus ‘good doctoring’ — helped him beat cancer.

Sep 10, 2020

Bill Penry, at right, and son Casey (photo by Dimitry Konstantinov)

UNMC enrollment sets record for 20th straight year

Record-high 4,247 students are enrolled for the 2020-2021 school year.

Sep 9, 2020

Study explores COVID-19 effects on children

Alice Sato, MD, PhD, participated in recently published study.

Sep 9, 2020

Alice Sato, MD, PhD

UNMC seeking ideas for planned inclusion space

UNMC community’s input needed to create welcoming space.

Sep 8, 2020

Sheritta Strong, MD, director of inclusion at UNMC

Study a ‘stepping stone’ in pancreatic cancer battle

Research published in August issue of Gastroenterology.

Sep 4, 2020

From left, Moorthy Ponnusamy, PhD, and Surinder Batra, PhD

Time out with T.O. – On a roll against Parkinson’s

Bike tour will connect with families across Nebraska who have been impacted by Parkinson’s.

Sep 3, 2020

From left, Howard Gendelman, MD, and Ted Wuebben prepare for Saturday's fundraising bike ride, the start of a 351-mile trek that will end in Valentine on Sept. 13.