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Sen. Hilgers tours UNMC

District 21 representative impressed by cutting-edge technology at UNMC.

Jan 25, 2019

State Sen. Mike Hilgers, left, with Bill Glass, director of visualization and technology for iEXCEL

Grant aimed at suicide prevention among Nebraska veterans

BHECN’s Brent Khan, Ed.D., will be principal investigator on $375,000 Mental Health Awareness and Training Grant.

Jan 25, 2019

Brent Khan, Ed.D.

Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s begins today

24-hour skating event is open to the public; has raised more than $190,000 since 2011.

Jan 25, 2019

Brandon Grimm, Ph.D., to receive national public health award

The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health will present the award in March.

Jan 24, 2019

Brandon Grimm, Ph.D.

BHECN awarded $3.7 million grant

Five-year grant aimed at providing mental health training and technical assistance to groups and professionals in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Jan 24, 2019

Howard Liu, Ph.D.

Theresa Larson receives Gold U

Larson is operations manager for the UNMC Office of Comparative Medicine.

Jan 24, 2019

Theresa Larson

Drs. O’Dell, Paulman honored as Educators Laureate

Paul Paulman, M.D., and James O’Dell, M.D., will receive awards at the Feb. 7 Academic Affairs Impact in Education Award celebration.

Jan 24, 2019

From left, Paul Paulman, M.D., and James O'Dell, M.D.

Blue Barn Theater offers ticket discount

Theater offering UNMC employees and students a 20 percent discount on tickets to their upcoming play, “I and You.”

Jan 23, 2019

Student-led table talks aim to foster inclusivity

Series begins with Jan. 30 event.

Jan 23, 2019

Howard Liu, M.D., named chair of psychiatry

Dr. Liu has been campus leader in several initiatives over past decade.

Jan 23, 2019

From left, Nebraska Medicine CEO James Linder, M.D., Howard Liu, M.D., chair of the department of psychiatry, and Bradley Britigan, M.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine