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BHECN’s workforce model takes center stage

At a policy event in May, the National Governors Association featured BHECN’s ‘Nebraska Model’ for behavioral health workforce development.

Jun 26, 2026

Marley Doyle, MD, director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, and Katrina Cordts, PhD, BHECN’s deputy director

Air Force’s C-STARS Omaha unit supports hantavirus response

The Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills is part of the U.S. Air Force’s School of Aerospace Medicine and the 711th Human Performance Wing.

Jun 26, 2026

A medical professional from the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Omaha, in full personal protective equipment, mops the floor while another team member tends to a simulated patient at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, June 14, 2024. (Screengrab taken from U.S. Air Force video by Ryan Law)

UNMC achievements, June 26, 2026

Kudos for the UNMC Division of Allergy and Immunology, Catherine Mello and Kendra Clark, PhD.

Jun 26, 2026

Sara May, MD

Road closure near 44th and Douglas streets begins Monday

The road will be closed for approximately four weeks for utility work.

Jun 26, 2026

Douglas Street will be completely closed to traffic from Saddle Creek Road on the west, and it will be closed to through traffic from 44th Street on the east.

UNMC to host America 250 event on June 30

The UNMC community is invited to hear from Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, enjoy refreshments and tour the new McGoogan Library exhibit.

Jun 25, 2026

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

‘From Colony to Country’ exhibit to go on display shortly

The rotating display, which will run through September 2027, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Jun 25, 2026

A graphic highlighting the McGoogan Library's

Registration ends soon for nursing’s pharmacology conference

The 31st annual Pharmacology Conference for Advanced Practice Providers will be held July 9-10, and registration closes July 1.

Jun 25, 2026

Marketing photo showing a thermometer, pills, a vial, syringes and a stethoscope

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine mark milestone as quarantine operation ends

The June 23 news conference highlighted the successful monitoring of MV Hondius passengers following a hantavirus exposure.

Jun 24, 2026

Michael Wadman, MD, National Quarantine Unit medical director, speaks at a press conference held Tuesday, June 23, at the Davis Global Center, to discuss the conclusion of the activation of the National Quarantine Unit for cruise passengers exposed to the hantavirus. Speakers also included, from left, Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, president of the University of Nebraska, Gov. Jim Pillen and Angela Vasa, director of emergency preparedness and special pathogens programs at Nebraska Medicine.

Meet the trailblazers in UNMC’s Kearney PharmD program

As UNMC expands its health science education programs in Kearney, nine students make up the first PharmD class there.

Jun 24, 2026

UNMC pharmacy students in Kearney and Omaha participate in a blend of in-person and virtual instruction designed to ensure a consistent educational experience across campuses.

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