UNMC Today - Today's Headlines

Legislative candidate Arch tours UNMC

Arch is a candidate for District 14.

May 21, 2018

Legislative candidate John Arch toured the iEXCEL Visualization Hub.

Popular Owl Ride event returns on Aug. 4

Nighttime bike ride raises funds to assist adults with developmental disabilities.

May 21, 2018

At center, Munroe-Meyer Institute Associate Director Wayne Stuberg, Ph.D., with participants in the 2016 Owl Ride.

Omaha Gives! set for Wednesday

SHARING Clinics among non-profits accepting donations.

May 21, 2018

The UNMC SHARING Clinics, which can receive donations through Omaha Gives!, strive to enhance the well-being of the greater Omaha community by providing high-quality, low-cost health care and human services to those in need.

Drs. Cowan, Freifeld honored for support of medical research

Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., and Alison Freifeld, M.D. receive Lifesaver Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures.

May 21, 2018

From left, Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., and Alison Friefeld, M.D.

Osteoporosis clinic partners with orthopaedics

Dr. Graeff-Armas led an effort to create an osteoporosis clinic inside the Orthpaedics Clinic at the Lauritzen Outpatient Center.

May 21, 2018

73-year-old Mina Duncan of Omaha visits with Laura Graeff-Armas, M.D., at the new clinic at the Lauritzen Outpatient Center.

Chancellor gives updates on budget, university benefits

Dr. Gold discusses health benefits, budgets and Blueprint Nebraska.

May 21, 2018

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

Angela Brennan, M.D., honored with Koefoot Award

Dr. Brennan lauded as outstanding preceptor in rural family medicine.

May 18, 2018

From left, UNMC Department of Family Medicine Medical Education Director Mindy Lacey, M.D.; Geoffrey Talmon, M.D.; Gretchen Vondrak, Nick Vondrak, Suzanne Hansen, Gretchen Hansen, Everett Hansen, Brad Hansen, Angela Brennan, M.D., department chair Michael Sitorius, M.D., and department vice chair Jeff Harrison, M.D.

VA Research Week poster session to be held today

Event will be held from 1-3 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Atrium.

May 18, 2018

Community partners’ lunch and membership fair on June 1

Food samples, membership information will be offered at event.

May 18, 2018

An offering from Ansel's Pastrami and Bagels, one of the vendors who will be attending the fair.

Chancellor Gold to hold town hall meeting today

Dr. Gold will speak on a variety of campus issues.

May 18, 2018

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.