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Dr. Davies updates campus happenings, new process initiative

Read about updates on the Better Processes Initiative, the budget, today’s UNMC AI in Health Conference and more.

Apr 21, 2026

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

Keith Olsen, PharmD, looks back fondly on his career

Dr. Olsen, former dean and a longtime faculty member in the UNMC College of Pharmacy, officially retired from UNMC.

Apr 21, 2026

Keith Olsen, PharmD

UNMC resident’s rotation in India proves eye-opening

Rachael Newton, MD, a general surgery resident at UNMC, served a four-week rotation in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Apr 21, 2026

At right, Rachael Newton, MD, a general surgery resident at UNMC, with Dr. Nisha Hariharan, a consultant and breast oncoplastic surgeon with Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital in Hyderabad.

New UNMC intranet design debuts today

Users will find that some content has been reorganized and additional links added.

Apr 21, 2026

UNMC emblem with the words

Study suggests link between prenatal exposure to certain medications and increased autism risk

Research identifies commonly prescribed, sterol biosynthesis-inhibiting medications as potential contributors to neurodevelopmental vulnerability.

Apr 20, 2026

Corresponding author Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, dean and director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute, and lead author Eric Peeples, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Neonatology

UNMC Better Processes Initiative getting underway

A new director of business process improvement has been hired, and training and coordination will be starting soon.

Apr 20, 2026

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine host For the Greater Good this week

The 24-hour giving day raises funds for scholarships, programs, research and patient care.

Apr 20, 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.

New intranet design, other digital updates

In addition to the intranet migration, a new tool for document remediation is available, and the UNMC mobile app decommissioned.

Apr 20, 2026

Illuminated keyboard with a labeled key - Accessibility

Take on Dr. Davies in the Chancellor’s Push-Up Challenge

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, is offering the challenge as part of next week’s For the Greater Good giving day.

Apr 17, 2026

Promotional graphic for the Push-Up Challenge, with those words in a graphic of a medal, and Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, doing a push-up

Dr. Bennett named dentistry’s executive associate dean

Greg Bennett, DMD, has been serving as interim in the role since August 2025.

Apr 17, 2026

Greg Bennett, DMD, is wearing a white lab coat and smiling