Vice Chancellor Research

Student research fair slated for Jan. 9

Registration for event closes on Dec. 21.

Dec 6, 2018

Organizers of the student research fair include (left-right): Cassie Liu, Pauline Xu, Constance Mietus, Laura Flores, and Stephen Haller. All five students are seeking MD/PhD degrees.

Time out with T.O. – The unsung hero

Betty Revers overcomes hearing loss to build 40-year career at UNMC.

Dec 6, 2018

Betty Revers, center, will soon be retiring after a 40-year career at UNMC. She's flanked by two of her colleagues in comparative medicine -- Tricia Rump, business manager, and John Bradfield, D.V.M., director.

Student biomedical research forum registration open

Participants, faculty reviewers needed for Feb. 23 event.

Nov 5, 2018

Nominations open for President’s Excellence Awards

Prestigious system-wide honors include new award for inclusive excellence.

Oct 22, 2018

Hank Bounds, Ph.D., president of the University of Nebraska

Colloquium on emerging issues in neuroHIV, substance abuse

Shilpa Buch, Ph.D., and Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., organized the Oct. 23-24 event.

Oct 19, 2018

From left, Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., and Shilpa Buch, Ph.D.

UNMC for the record

Lupus Research Alliance funds UNMC researcher, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.

Oct 19, 2018

Erika Boesen, Ph.D.

E-cigarette, cigar use among youth focus of study

Hongying Dai, Ph.D., associate professor of biostatistics, UNMC College of Public Health, will conduct the NIH-funded study.

Oct 18, 2018

Hongying Dai, Ph.D.

Getting it right during Operation Immunization

Effort to ensure employees and students are vaccinated against the flu also is part of an ongoing study.

Oct 11, 2018

John Ridgway, director of the office of experiential programs in the College of Pharmacy, received his flu shot from student Jenna Engel at an "Operation Immunization" clinic in 2016. Now Jenna Engel, Pharm.D., Dr. Engel currently serves as a float pharmacist for CVS/Target throughout the region.

Under the microscope: How research funding affects Nebraskans

Dr. Gold talks with Jennifer Larsen, M.D., vice chancellor of research, about how UNMC’s increase in research funding benefits patient care and economic development in Nebraska.

Oct 8, 2018

Study finds that stealth drug fights resistant bacteria

Drug works as a Trojan horse to destroy bacteria.

Oct 5, 2018

Brad Britigan, M.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine