Community

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 24-25

24-hour ice skating event – now in its 10th year at UNMC – has raised more than $210,000

Jan 14, 2020

The UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's is open to the public.

Annual Martin Luther King Jr. event set for Jan. 20

Dell Gines, senior community development advisory with Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, is featured speaker.

Jan 10, 2020

Jeff Harrison, MD (right), is the new chair of UNMC Department of Family Medicine. He succeeds Michael Sitorius, MD (left), who held the post for 30 years.

Survey will measure UNMC’s community engagement

Information about community involvement will help UNMC share its stories.

Jan 6, 2020

From left, Dele Davies, M.D., senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, and Heidi Keeler, Ph.D., director of the Office of Community Engagement

New cystic fibrosis drug is major breakthrough for patients

FDA approval of Trikafta will benefit 90% of cytstic fibrosis patients

Dec 27, 2019

Members of the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine team providing clinical care to cystic fibrosis patients include: Front Row (left-right) - Jill Rollins, Heidi Klasna, Meilinh Thi, D.O., Jill Fliege and Stacy Millikan; Middle Row - Janelle Sorensen, Sandy Wahl, Cristine Batten and Jennifer Rounds; Back Row - Peter J. Murphy, M.D., John Dickinson, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph Poler, Psy.D., Molly Stirek and Laura Romero.

Time out with T.O. – The power of giving

Giving to others is at the heart of one family’s holiday tradition.

Dec 20, 2019

Teresa and Matt Clark

Student group brings music to med center

Doc’Apella will perform at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center today.

Dec 20, 2019

Members of the UNMC student group Doc'Apella, which will be performing today at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. Back row from left, Mariel Kean, Sarah Hotovy, Sierra Garth, Kara Lung, Enakshi Roy, Wyatt Anderson and Luke Witte. Front row, from left, Sara German, Opeoluwa Oyewole, Laura Newton and Carlos Vera-Esquivel.

Platelet donations needed during holiday season

Nebraska Community Blood Bank is hosting a platelet donation drive Dec. 24 through Jan. 4.

Dec 19, 2019

Heather Lawson and her daughter, Kailey, visit the Nebraska Community Blood Bank. During Kailey's tumor removal surgery, she required quite a few units of blood, as well as needing blood and platelets multiple times throughout the duration of her cancer treatment. The Lawsons are grateful for those who donate blood and platelets that help patients such as Kailey.

MMI director named to Special Olympics International board

Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., has devoted his life to creating an inclusive, welcoming world

Dec 18, 2019

Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D.

UNMC seeking study participants for two HIV studies

Will use neuroimaging to determine how HIV affects brain activity/cognitive function

Dec 12, 2019

The magnetoencephalography (MEG) unit at UNMC.