Outreach

Dr. Liu offers expertise to commission on mental health in Ukraine

Lancet Psychiatry convened an international group to study the country’s mental health needs and develop an improvement plan.

Nov 20, 2024

Howard Liu, MD

UNMC hosts Ukrainian health care professionals

The visit is part of the continuing collaboration between UNMC and the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.

Nov 19, 2024

From left, interpreter Volodymyr Bassis, UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, Sara Pirtle, program manager with the UNMC Office of Global Engagement, and Ukrainian guests Andrii Svyst, Victor Romanchuk, Olegsandr Gladyshenko, Viktor Panychev and Hryhorii Petruk. Not picture is facilitator Halyna Kaluzhna.

UNMC welcomes new AHEC scholars

Students will engage with health professionals, community leaders and potential employers in program.

Nov 18, 2024

Lydia Sand, deputy director and program manager for the Nebraska AHEC program

South Omaha leaders host meeting with Dr. Davies, UNMC officials

The conversation offered another opportunity to listen to community members’ experiences and make connections to UNMC resources.

Nov 8, 2024

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, participates in a roundtable discussion with leaders in the South Omaha community at the Latino Center of the Midlands.

UNMC CPERS receives grant to develop threat training for hospitals

The training will benefit health care organizations nationwide, providing a crucial resource for facilities that face increasing risks of violence.

Nov 7, 2024

Keith Hansen

UNMC named new public health regional center for CDC

As one of 10 Regional Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response, UNMC will administer the center for Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Oct 30, 2024

Rachel Lookadoo, JD, and Lauren Sauer

Dr. Voss secures Fulbright award for partnership in Indonesia

Nursing’s Joachim Voss, PhD, will use the prestigious opportunity in Jakarta to aid faculty and research development and improve health care education.

Oct 30, 2024

Joachim Voss, PhD

Second ‘One-Stop Cancer Shop’ event set for Saturday

The event is sponsored by the UNMC College of Nursing, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Nebraska Medicine and community partners.

Oct 25, 2024

Claire Thiele, UNMC nursing student, volunteered at the first One-Stop Cancer Shop event in September.

Drs. Hanson and Jackson will join wheat fiber roundtable

The Wheat Fiber for Rural Health and Wealth Roundtable, presented in part by the University of Nebraska, will be Nov. 7.

Oct 24, 2024

Mariah Jackson, PhD, and Corrine Hanson, PhD

A skilled surgeon’s hands and an unconventional patient

UNMC’s Joseph Morgan, MD, and a team from orthopaedic surgery join with the Henry Doorly Zoo for an intricate surgery on a monkey’s hand.

Oct 23, 2024

Going into the procedure on Yuki, Joseph Morgan, MD, wanted the surgical repair to be strong enough to hold up to a primate's active lifestyle.