Research Month Activities
Research Month is a campus-wide initiative to elevate and advance the research enterprise at UNMC. Throughout October, we’re highlighting UNMC's resources, technologies, and expertise available to our research community.
Whether you're a seasoned investigator or just beginning your research journey, participants will leave each session with tangible tools, actionable insights, and new knowledge to support and advance research efforts.
Each week of Research Month is centered around a unique theme, designed to spotlight different aspects of the research ecosystem and provide intentional opportunities for learning, networking, and growth.
This page will be updated regularly with event details, speaker announcements, and calendar/registration links.
Click on each item below to view additional details about that event.
Last updated: September 24, 2025
Week One: UNMC Resources
October 6–10, 2025
Explore the institutional infrastructure that supports research at UNMC, from core facilities to library services and new technologies.
- Date: Monday, October 6, 2025
- Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Location: DRC I Atrium & individual core labs
- Details: Meet core facility staff, explore technologies, and learn about the new Stratocore PPMS core service booking system.
- Audience: All UNMC community members
- Calendar Invite: Download the .ics file to add the event to your Outlook calendar.
- Date: Monday, October 6, 2025
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Location: Zoom
- Details: A panel of experts from the McGoogan Library will share resources and services that support research and scholarship, including:
- Resources, services, and guidance to support scholarly outputs.
- The library’s systematic review service and how to partner with a librarian on evidence synthesis projects.
- How to use the library’s research data services to find, use, and preserve research data.
- Audience: All UNMC community members
- Speakers:
- Heather Brown, MA, Associate Professor and Scholarly Communications Librarian
- Danielle Westmark, MLIS, Associate Professor, Education & Research Services Librarian
- Cindy Schmidt, MD, MLS, Associate Professor, Education & Research Services Librarian
- Brian Maass, MLIS, Assistant Professor and Data Services Librarian
- Registration: Use the link below to register for the Zoom webinar and download the .ics file to add the event to your Outlook calendar.
Week Two: Advocacy
October 13–17, 2025
Focus on building research visibility and support through communication, engagement, and philanthropic partnerships.
- Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
- Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Location: To be announced
- Details: Learn how to collaborate with the NU Foundation and engage donors effectively.
- Audience: All UNMC community members
- Speakers: Coming soon
- Registration: Register for NU Foundation Session
- Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
- Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Location: To be announced
- Details: Learn strategies to effectively advocate for and communicate about research to public audiences.
- Audience: All UNMC community members
- Speakers: Coming soon
- Registration: Coming soon
Week Three: Industry
October 20–24, 2025
Explore innovation, commercialization, and external partnerships that drive research impact beyond academia.
Special announcement during the Research Town Hall about industry engagement at UNMC.
UNeMed-Sponsored Event
- Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
- Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Location: DRC1 Atrium
- Details: An open house to meet and mingle with UNeMed staff, grab a free T-shirt and other goodies
UNeMed-Sponsored Event
- Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- Time: 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
- Location: Innovation Design Unit Bridge
- Details: Join UNeMed’s weekly support group to meet other people who have innovative ideas or inventions and are looking for guidance or next steps.
UNMC Published Journals in Digital Commons: An Open Access Week Conversation with the Editors
- Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- Location: Zoom – Registration required
- Details: Panel discussion with editors of UNMC-based open access journals hosted in DigitalCommons@UNMC, which contains full editorial and peer review management, as well as an analytics dashboard and is available to the UNMC community members wishing to publish a recurring open access journal.
- Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Location: Room TBA and Zoom
- Details: Institutional updates on UNMC's industry engagement strategy and Q&A with research leadership.
- Audience: All UNMC community members
- Speakers: Coming soon
- Registration: Coming soon
UNeMed-Sponsored Event
- Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
- Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Location: Catalyst Forge Event Hall
- Details: Short presentations featuring new startup companies built around Nebraska innovations in healthcare. Open and free to all.
UNeMed-Sponsored Event
Seminar: NIH SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities for University of Nebraska Innovators- Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- Location: Microsoft Teams (registration required)
- Details: Learn more about funding opportunities to help you further develop and commercialize your novel technologies with non-dilutive funding opportunities through the NIH small business grant program. Attendees that would like to discuss their projects in greater detail are encouraged to pre-book 15-minute, one-on-one meetings with NIH program staff after the session. To book a meeting, please visit the following link: https://bit.ly/3GK39lY
Week Four: Department of Defense (DoD)
October 27–31, 2025
Learn how to connect your research with DOD priorities, navigate the funding process, and hear insights from experts and UNMC faculty.
- Date: Monday, October 27, 2025
- Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Location: Buffet Cancer Center Conference Room 12102
- Details: This action-focused event is designed to help faculty engage with the DOD and pursue research funding. It will demystify the DOD funding process, highlight the broad relevance of academic research to defense missions, and provide practical strategies for success.
- Audience: UNMC Faculty (priority will be given to faculty, but others can register to be on a waitlist if spots are available)
- Speakers: DOD Consultants and NSRI Researchers