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Annual NUFlex benefits enrollment begins today

The enrollment period runs through 5 p.m. CST Nov. 13.

Oct 26, 2026

Stylized type saying Annual NU Benefits Enrollment, black and white on an orange background

Research Leadership: Jennifer Blackford, PhD

Dr. Blackford is the Hattie B. Munroe Professor, associate dean and director of research at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Oct 26, 2026

Jennifer Blackford, PhD

Meet UNMC Today editor Julie Anderson

Veteran Nebraska reporter joined UNMC Strategic Communications team this month.

Oct 26, 2026

Julie Anderson

Remembering UNMC’s Roger Harned, MD

Dr. Harned, a professor in the UNMC Department of Radiology, had nearly a three-decade UNMC career.

Oct 26, 2026

Roger Harned, MD

Nominations open for President’s Excellence Awards

University of Nebraska System’s highest honors recognize individual faculty members and academic/administrative units.

Oct 26, 2026

University of Nebraska System President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

Drs. Fingeret, Welniak honored as Distinguished Educators 

The awards were presented at the Interprofessional Academy of Educators InnovatED Symposium on Oct. 1

Oct 23, 2026

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, and T. J. Welniak, MD

Distinguished Scientist: Nicholas Woods, PhD

Dr. Woods is an associate professor in the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancerand Allied Diseases.

Oct 23, 2026

Nicholas Woods, PhD

Mike Rosenthal, DSc, named physical therapy director

The appointment in the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions is effective Dec. 1.

Oct 23, 2026

Mike Rosenthal, DSc

UNMC for the record, Oct. 23, 2026

Dr. Webster speaks with Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions; volunteers needed for food-packing event; retirements announced.

Oct 23, 2026

Tammy Webster, PhD

UNMC, public health officials exploring West Nile virus

Mosquito-borne disease has become surprisingly common in Nebraska.

Oct 22, 2026

From left, David Brett-Major, MD, Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, UNMC MD-PhD student Sarah Uhm, UNMC PhD student Del Dsouza and Dylan George, PhD, joined "mosquito" Megan Barhafer, community health planner supervisor, Panhandle Public Health District, at a research/outreach station at the Box Butte County Fair this summer.