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Road closed between central utility plant, ARS

Area now closed to pedestrian traffic as well as vehicles.

May 7, 2020

UNMC students help in med center mask effort

Program already has produced thousands of masks for use at the medical center.

May 6, 2020

From left, the Integrated Service Center's Kathy Hamill, Jaidyn Dalzell, Tina Frey, Pamela Housard and Jonathan Hall

Virtual convocation/commencement ceremonies this week

Separate online ceremonies will be held May 7-9 for each of UNMC’s six academic colleges and for those earning graduate studies degrees.

May 6, 2020

College of Public Health honored for community service

College receives the Harrison C. Spencer Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.

May 6, 2020

Public health student Na-Omi Hassane Dan Karami, in green T-shirt, interprets for a French speaking family at the Fall Refugee Health Fair held Nov. 2, 2019 at Benson High School. Na-Omi worked as a navigator during the health fair as part of the UNMC College of Public Health student-led Bridge to Care program, which is one of the many community service activities that led to the recognition by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.

Dr. Gundry to research heart health related to COVID-19

Rebekah Gundry, Ph.D., was one of only 12 investigators nationwide to receive rapid response research funding from the American Heart Association.

May 6, 2020

Rebekah Gundry, Ph.D.

Questions with Chancellor Gold

Can you talk about the dashboard system we are using in response to COVID-19?

May 6, 2020

UNMC and University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

Three Nebraskans to be honored during UNMC commencement

Roger Reamer, Doyt Conn, M.D., and Anne Hubbard, M.D., will be recognized by UNMC.

May 6, 2020

From left, Roger Reamer, Doyt Conn, M.D., and Anne Hubbard, M.D., will be recognized by UNMC.

Nebraska health care workers called to join HERO Registry

PCORnet® study will use registry to answer questions about the impact of novel coronavirus on health care workers’ lives.

May 5, 2020

James McClay, M.D., UNMC site investigator for PCORnet

Arnold retires after more than four decades at UNMC

Assistant professor of pathology and microbiology also was a UNMC alum.

May 5, 2020

From left, Steve Hinrichs, M.D., chair of the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Lora Arnold and Samuel Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., Havlik-Wall Professor of Oncology

LiveGreen: Transportation Week is May 11-15

Transportation choices can impact our health.

May 5, 2020