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New leaders named in pediatrics for UNMC, Children’s

Kari Simonsen, M.D., and Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to new roles.

Sep 27, 2019

From left, Kari Simonsen, M.D., and Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to leadership roles at UNMC and Children's Hospital & Medical Center.

Bridge to Care Refugee Health Fair set for Nov. 2

UNMC students from all colleges will volunteer at the health fair alongside 22 community vendors.

Sep 26, 2019

A Bridge to Care volunteer assists a refugee at a previous health fair.

Lookin’ at U: Julie Garfield

Business manager for the public relations department is a huge music fan.

Sep 26, 2019

Julie Garfield, left, with jazz musician Brian Culbertson in 2015

Health policy, advocacy conference Oct. 12

Conference is free to UNMC faculty, staff and students.

Sep 26, 2019

Landscaped corner transforms med center’s southern entrance

Donors, campus leaders gather to unveil new “Medical Center Plaza.”

Sep 26, 2019

From left, Robert and Polina Schlott, Larisa Poluektova, M.D., Ph.D., and Nebraska Medicine CEO James Linder, M.D.

Podcast to feature university researchers, students, educators

“Leading Nebraska” podcast premieres with Robin Gandhi, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Sep 26, 2019

Robin Gandhi, Ph.D., associate professor of cybersecurity at the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Assessment Day first step on path to employment

For Project SEARCH interns now on campus, the journey to the job-training program began in May.

Sep 26, 2019

Having navigated Assessment Day, the 2019-20 Project SEARCH class is now attending classes on the medical center campus and soon will be working at internships throughout the Munroe-Meyer Institute, UNMC, Nebraska Medicine and Sodexo.

CRISPR technologies attract worldwide collaborations

Using technology, UNMC team develops a specially engineered mouse for Stanford University researchers.

Sep 25, 2019

From left, the UNMC gene editing team includes Donald Harms, Rolen Quadros and Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, Ph.D.

Time out with T.O. – One final goodbye

Chancellor Emeritus Harold M. Maurer, M.D., is preparing to leave Omaha.

Sep 25, 2019

Some of the attendees at the farewell reception for Chancellor Emeritus Harold M. Maurer, M.D., included (left-right) Mike McGlade, Rodrigo Lopez, Beau Konigsberg, M.D., Dr. Maurer, Brad Britigan, M.D., and Ward Chambers, M.D. Lopez is interim president and CEO of Children's Hospital & Medical Center, where Dr. Maurer has been practicing as a pediatric hematologist the past four years.

‘Coffee with a Cop’ event set for Oct. 2

UNMC, UNO officers will be on hand to meet members of the campus community.

Sep 25, 2019

From left, Assistant Police Chief Michael Murphy, UNMC investigator Jeffrey Gassaway and UNO Sgt. Jerry Baggett will attend the "Coffee with a Cop" event.