Inside UNMC

Former U.S. surgeon general’s visit is today

Jerome Adams, MD, who served as surgeon general from 2017 to 2021, will give a lecture at 11:30 a.m.

Aug 11, 2025

Jerome Adams, MD (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)

Tammie Vargo, DHA, is new chair of dental hygiene

Dr. Vargo began her new role with the UNMC College of Dentistry on July 1.

Aug 7, 2025

Tammie Vargo, DHA

UNMC welcomes new house officers

The med center welcomed 230 residents and fellows in July.

Aug 7, 2025

A residency orientation event was held at the Sorrell Center in June.

New faculty spotlight: Ketav Desai, MBBS

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

Aug 6, 2025

Ketav Desai, MBBS

Chancellor hosts staff advisory council leader at forum

Stacey Coleman, inaugural president of UNMC’s Staff Advisory Council, will join Dr. Davies on Aug. 12.

Aug 5, 2025

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD,

New faculty spotlight: Wesley Burdiek, MD

Dr. Burdiek is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.

Aug 4, 2025

Wesley Burdiek, MD

New faculty spotlight: Conor Dass, MD

Dr. Dass is an assistant professor with the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.

Aug 1, 2025

Conor Dass, MD

UNMC receives new infectious disease transport device

The new unit is part of the ongoing collaboration between UNMC, the C-STARS program and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Jul 31, 2025

A smaller, lighter version of the Negatively Pressurized Conex was delivered to UNMC on June 13. Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD, and Bob Valentine, administrator of C-STARS Omaha, inspect the new Conex unit.

New faculty spotlight: Kiran Sapkota, PhD

Dr. Sapkota is an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the UNMC Kearney campus.

Jul 31, 2025

Kiran Sapkoa, PhD

Putting structure to his students’ chemical compounds

UNMC’s Corey Hopkins, PhD, is mapping the achievements onto his arm – with tattoos of the compounds’ makeup.

Jul 30, 2025

Corey Hopkins, PhD, interim chair of the department of pharmaceutical sciences, gets four new tattoos at Ironwood Ink Thursday May 1, 2025. If a student has a compound that makes it into animal testing, he has it tattooed on his arm. He currently has about 29.