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UNMC, UNK celebrate opening of rural health education complex

Kearney facilities expand UNMC offerings in medicine, pharmacy, public health, nursing and allied health.

May 15, 2026

Ruth Scott and former UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen stand in front of the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex.

Pre-Dental Day a big success for UNMC student organizers

More than 100 undergraduate students attended the annual event at the UNMC College of Dentistry.

May 15, 2026

UNMC College of Dentistry Dean Gerard Kugel, DMD, PhD, at left, speaks to the undergraduate college students attending April’s annual Pre-Dental Day at the UNMC College of Dentistry.

Applications open for Interprofessional Academy of Educators

Applications for membership will be accepted through June 29 for academy and affiliate member levels.

May 15, 2026

An image of the Interprofessional Academy of Educators medallion and badge

UNMC for the record, May 15, 2026

BHECN gives out its annual awards during the 2026 B-CON Conference, and UNMC announces retirements.

May 15, 2026

A med center entrance sign that has the words UNMC | Nebraska Medicine and their shared shield logo with blooming trees in the foreground of the sign.

Dr. Davies highlights med center’s role addressing hantavirus outbreak

At his monthly forum, Dr. Davies talked with UNMC’s Angela Hewlett, MD, and Michael Wadman, MD, medical directors for the biocontainment and quarantine units.

May 14, 2026

From left are Angela Hewlett, MD, medical director of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and Michael Wadman, MD, medical director of the National Quarantine Unit.

Two honored with inaugural Staff Advisory Council awards

MMI’s Jacqueline Hankins-Berry received the Above and Beyond Award, while internal medicine’s Maria Ball received the Staff Excellence Award.

May 14, 2026

From left are Jacqueline Hankins-Berry, community engagement administrative associate with the Munroe-Meyer Institute, UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and Maria Ball, communications specialist with the department of internal medicine.

Ceremony today to celebrate UNMC’s expansion in Kearney

The new Health Science Education Center II is part of the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex.

May 14, 2026

An exterior photo of the Health Science Education Center II building at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex on the UNMC Kearney campus.

Help boost UNMC’s community engagement efforts

By completing the UNMC Community Engagement Survey by Friday, faculty, staff, students and residents can help build on UNMC’s prestigious Carnegie classification.

May 14, 2026

UNMC emblem with the words

UNMC applications will be unavailable Saturday

A number of applications will be offline between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

May 14, 2026

UNMC emblem that says UNMC Breakthroughs for Life

Anatomy lab named in honor of Saxenas’ journey in medicine

A ceremony was held May 1 in honor of a couple with a lifelong dedication to medicine.

May 13, 2026

Shailendra and Sandhya removed the banner to unveil the Shailendra and Sandhya Saxena Gross Anatomy Laboratory during a May 1 dedication ceremony.