Inside UNMC
Overby appointed cancer center’s associate director for administration
Amy Overby comes to the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center from the NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center at Winship Cancer Institute.
Mar 24, 2026
Applications open for next UNMC chancellor
The search currently is open only to internal NU employees, and initial applications will be reviewed starting April 3.
Mar 23, 2026
Drs. Wan, Johnson named 2026 Gilmore Award recipients
The award winners will be recognized at today’s UNMC College of Medicine Dean’s Research Symposium.
Mar 19, 2026
Kathleen Moore, MD, appointed cancer center’s deputy director
Dr. Moore, a leader in gynecologic oncology, also will serve as director of Phase 1 oncology trials with the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
Mar 18, 2026
NU’s NSRI awarded $500 million research contract
The contract continues NSRI and USSTRATCOM’s partnership for deterrence and defense R&D.
Mar 18, 2026
Dr. Shaffer named pharmacy’s senior associate dean
Chris Shaffer, PharmD, PhD, has long served as a leader within the UNMC College of Pharmacy.
Mar 17, 2026
UNMC leaders update digital accessibility efforts
Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies also provided a range of updates from across UNMC.
Mar 16, 2026
‘After Covid’ author to speak at UNMC
Journalist Jason Gale will give a presentation Wednesday titled ‘Pandemic Aftermath,’ and a panel discussion of UNMC experts will follow.
Mar 16, 2026
New annual lectureship named in honor of Michael Sorrell, MD
The Dr. Sorrell Distinguished Lectureship in Hepatology hosted Northwestern’s Andres Duarte-Rojo, MD, as the inaugural lecturer.
Mar 13, 2026
Agnes Lenagh, PhD, hits ground running in new UNMC role
Dr. Lenagh, the director of strategic partnerships, sees big opportunities ahead for UNMC to partner with private industry.
Mar 12, 2026