Vice Chancellor Research

Celebrating research month at UNMC

October provides opportunity to appreciate faculty, staff and student investigators that help improve people’s health.

Oct 1, 2026

UNMC Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and Ken Bayles, PhD, vice chancellor for research

New Investigator: Sudipta Panja, PhD

Dr. Panja is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 1, 2026

Sudipta Panja, PhD

New Investigator: Joseph Fauver, PhD

Dr. Fauver is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Epidemiology, UNMC College of Public Health.

Sep 30, 2026

Joseph Fauver, PhD

Universidad Anahuac leaders visit UNMC

The university, in Veracruz, Mexico, is celebrating a 10-year collaboration with UNMC.

Sep 29, 2026

Luis Linares Romero, PhD, chancellor of Universidad Anahuac, and H. Dele Davies, MD, chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center

New Investigator: Brittney Dickey, PhD

Dr. Dickey is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Epidemiology, UNMC College of Public Health.

Sep 29, 2026

Brittney Dickey, PhD

New Investigator: Shaun Cross, PhD

Dr. Cross is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, UNMC College of Public Health.

Sep 28, 2026

Shaun Cross, PhD

New Investigator: Amanda Brinkworth, PhD

Dr. Brinkworth is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, UNMC College of Medicine.

Sep 25, 2026

Amanda Brinkworth, PhD

New Investigator: Sandipan Brahma, PhD

Dr. Brahma is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, UNMC College of Medicine.

Sep 24, 2026

Sandipan Brahma, PhD

DeCarolis named director of Sponsored Programs Administration

Bethany DeCarolis, who had served as interim director since July 2025, brings more than two decades experience to her new role.

Sep 16, 2026

Bethany DeCarolis

NU DEAL cohort announced for 2026-28

Program helps participants develop leadership skills and explore issues and challenges facing the university.

Sep 14, 2026

Clockwise from top left: Ann Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD; Russell McCulloh, MD; Sheri Rowland, PhD, and Meghan Wolever