Research

Family discovers crucial information through Genetic Insights Project

Without Genetic Insights, Kristen Vlasak, her mother and sister wouldn’t have known they had an increased risk of developing certain cancers.

Jul 1, 2026

From left, Carole Hunt with her daughters Erin Thoman and Kristen Vlasak

UNMC team studying neuroinflammation in people with HIV

Researchers received a five-year, $2.8 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Jun 30, 2026

Shilpa Buch, PhD, and Palsamy Periyasamy, PhD

Study highlights Nebraska’s behavioral health workforce model

The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska published policy lessons from its experience distributing pandemic relief funds.

Jun 29, 2026

Jessica Buche

Town hall to discuss federal research policy proposals

The meeting will be held this Thursday from noon-1 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium and will be available virtually.

Jun 24, 2026

Ken Bayles, PhD

Medical research highlights, June 2026

The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing more than $23 million in new funding in April and May.

Jun 23, 2026

Shilpa Buch, PhD

UNMC team publishes review article on hantavirus

The UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience team published the article in Current Opinion in Immunology.

Jun 22, 2026

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD

Inside the Innovation Design Unit: Transforming patient care

The 17-bed unit on the sixth floor of University Tower is testing new models of care, innovating tech and facility design.

Jun 17, 2026

The 17-bed Innovation Design Unit, which opened to patients in January 2025, is on the sixth floor of University Tower.

House officers shine at GME Research Symposium

See a photo album and video from the event.

Jun 16, 2026

House officers Nicole Kusnik, MD, and Calvin Albrecht, MD, in disucssion at the GME Research Symposium.

Dr. Fauver to explore West Nile transmission dynamics

The two-year study, a collaboration with Colorado State University, is being funding by a NIH/NIAID grant.

Jun 11, 2026

Joseph Favuer, PhD

A hub for big thinkers: The Catalyst building

A synergy among innovators, startups and connectors is coming together at Catalyst, located in the EDGE District next to UNMC’s Omaha campus.

Jun 11, 2026

A scene inside the Catalyst building