Community

Cancer center looking to fund pilot research projects

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center’s community outreach and engagement effort is requesting applications for 2022 pilot projects.

Jan 10, 2022

Omicron variant drives UNMC COVID-19 safety updates

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, offers the campus leadership’s latest guidance on mask quality, working from home and flexibility in both in-person and remote learning.

Jan 10, 2022

Med center experts answer: What makes omicron different?

Mark Rupp, MD, chief of infectious diseases, and Armando de Alba, MD, assistant professor of health promotion, will participate in a Facebook live discussion Monday.

Jan 7, 2022

OPS superintendent to speak at MLK celebration

Cheryl Logan, EdD, will speak at the virtual event co-hosted by UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.

Jan 4, 2022

Cheryl Logan, EdD, has served as superintendent of the Omaha Public Schools since 2018.

LiveGreen: Sustainable New Year’s resolutions

Making a resolution this year? Here are some ideas that keep the planet’s health in mind.

Jan 4, 2022

On the road again

UNMC’s Simulation in Motion-Nebraska program brings critical emergency medical training to rural first responders.

Jan 4, 2022

On the Road Again

State Sen. Vargas visits UNMC research lab

The senator, who lost his father to COVID-19, hears about pulmonary research related to the pandemic.

Dec 28, 2021

Ice rink offers extended hours over winter break

Rink is seeing record attendance on weekends since its reopening.

Dec 27, 2021

Extended winter break hours at the UNMC Ice Rink will run through Jan. 9

Remembering Stanley Truhlsen, legendary ophthalmologist, UNMC supporter

Truhlsen died Dec. 23 at age 101, leaving a legacy of kindness and generosity that will be long remembered.

Dec 27, 2021

Stanley Truhlsen, MD, died Dec. 23 at age 101.

UNMC sponsors free week of Omaha.com content

Partnership with the Omaha World-Herald allows open access to digital content over the holiday week.

Dec 21, 2021

Ava Thomas (center), publisher of the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald, toured the Davis Global Center with Vice Chancellor for External Relations Bob Bartee, at right, and Michael Hollins, director of community and business engagement with iEXCEL.