UNMC to offer Doctor of Nutrition and Dietetics program
On Feb. 9, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the establishment of the Doctor of Nutrition and Dietetics (DND) program, to be housed within and administered by the University of...
View ArticleHuman DNA Identification Lab at UNMC gains new accreditation
Mellissa Helligso remembers when she first became interested in forensic pathology. It was in 2000. CBS had just released “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” and Helligso, a DNA analyst in the molecular...
View Article140 UNMC medical students learn residency assignments on Match Day
A total of 140 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, learned about their residency assignments March 15 during an event at the Scott Conference...
View ArticleNebraska Science Festival to offer activities for all ages
Excitement is building for the 2024 Nebraska Science Festival. Mark your calendars for a myriad of science and technology-related activities scheduled throughout the month of April. Launched in 2013...
View ArticleSupport the future of Nebraska health care during For the Greater Good
Art is everywhere at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, from the stunning Chihuly Sanctuary in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, to musical performances in the...
View ArticleAnnual tractor and equipment safety training dates set for late May, early June
Annual tractor and equipment safety training courses for youth, to be held in eight sites across Nebraska in late May and early June, now are open for registration. The trainings are held in...
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UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute pilots new autism diagnostic tool
The Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is piloting a new diagnostic tool that could dramatically cut waitlists for an autism diagnosis. Alice Shillingsburg, PhD,...
View ArticleFor the Greater Good attracts record-setting 2,062 gifts
Donors from across the country came together for the 2024 For the Greater Good, making a record-setting 2,062 gifts to raise $767,919 to support the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska...
View ArticleVirtual Science Café to address Indigenous cancer research
Join us on April 18 at 5:30 p.m. for a virtual science cafe as part of the Nebraska Science Festival. Regina Idoate, PhD, and Aislinn Rookwood, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will...
View ArticleFormer Sen. John Stinner, others recognized at BHECN awards dinner
As leader of the Nebraska Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee, former Sen. John Stinner held a uniquely powerful post that allowed him to help direct how state tax dollars were...
View ArticleUNMC seeking leader for Kearney medical school expansion
The UNMC College of Medicine is seeking a regional associate dean of medicine as it prepares for the first cohort of medical students to be accepted at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education...
View ArticleThree to be honored at UNMC Omaha commencement ceremony May 4
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will honor three individuals with special awards at its May 4 Omaha commencement at 9 a.m. at Baxter Arena. Barry Gold, PhD, emeritus professor and former...
View ArticleUNMC congratulates more than 1,100 graduates in commencement ceremonies
Diplomas and certificates were conferred on more than 1,100 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during ceremonies held May 2 in Lincoln, Norfolk and Kearney and May 4 in Omaha and...
View ArticleMed center to spearhead novel approach to disaster planning
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will be supporting the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health in leading a novel approach to nationwide planning for disasters and other...
View ArticleLearn about owls at Science Café
Join Kathy Fischer and Patty Albright from the Fontenelle Forest Raptor Program for the May 14 Omaha Science Café as they present, “The Science of Owls,” at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown. This interactive...
View ArticleMunroe-Meyer Guild’s annual Garden Walk set for June 9
The public is invited to tour seven gardens spread across southwest and west Omaha during the Munroe-Meyer Guild’s 55th annual Garden Walk later this spring. The event, slated for June 9, supports...
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Health care workforce report highlights challenges, accomplishments
Although Nebraska’s latest health care workforce report suggests steady growth for most professions, challenges remain. The “2023 Status of the Nebraska Healthcare Workforce” report, commissioned and...
View ArticleCongressman Bacon, Mayor Stothert join Dr. Gold to update bikeway/pedestrian...
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, was joined by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert today as the trio updated plans for two pedestrian/bike walkways that will increase accessibility...
View ArticleDr. Gold to participate in national health security conversation
On Wednesday (June 5), UNMC Chancellor and incoming University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will highlight – in a national conversation – the ingenuity shown during the uncertainty of...
View ArticleNebraska providers to participate in statewide BHECN-ARPA gatherings
The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) will be traveling across Nebraska this summer to discuss with providers the impact of $25.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds...
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