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Gold U recipient Ward is a trusted resource in UNMC compliance

Sara Ward, UNMC’s associate director of campus compliance, will be honored at Thursday’s NU Board of Regents meeting.

Jun 17, 2026

Sara Ward

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.

Retirement reception for Dr. Meyer is June 25

Kyle Meyer, PhD, led the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions for 20 years and was its founding dean.

Jun 17, 2026

Kyle Meyer, PhD

Lemon Short Course in Cancer Biology set for June 29-30

This year’s program will explore how insights into DNA repair and cellular processes are transforming cancer treatment.

Jun 17, 2026

John Tainer, PhD

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.

Remembering emeritus regent Jim McClurg, PhD

A former research faculty member and regent, Dr. McClurg left a lasting impact at UNMC and the University of Nebraska.

Jun 16, 2026

Jim McClurg, PhD

Retirement reception set for Wallace Thoreson, PhD

The event will celebrate more than 30 years of Dr. Thoreson’s impact, in his work and in ‘lifting up’ his students and colleagues.

Jun 16, 2026

Wallace Thoreson, PhD

Discounts available for Omaha Performing Arts shows

See ‘Clue,’ the 80’s celebration ‘Express Yourself’ and ‘Wicked.’

Jun 16, 2026

Promotional image from the musical Wicked, featuring Elphaba and Glinda.

Listening sessions set for dean of graduate studies search

Ken Bayles, PhD, will lead the campus listening sessions on June 23 and 25.

Jun 15, 2026

Ken Bayles, PhD, vice chancellor for research, will lead the listening sessions.

College of dentistry to celebrate four longtime faculty

The UNMC community is invited to a retirement reception honoring four longtime faculty members in the UNMC College of Dentistry Department of Oral Biology.

Jun 15, 2026

Four retiring faculty from the UNMC College of Dentistry: clockwise from top left, Tom Petro, PhD, Greg Oakley, PhD, Keith Johnson, PhD, and Larry Crouch, PhD.
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