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Search underway for next graduate studies dean

The search committee will identify the best leader within NU to advance UNMC Graduate Studies’ mission and vision.

Jul 21, 2026

UNMC Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

Dr. Smallfield named new director of occupational therapy program

Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, who had served as interim director, is the second director in the program’s history.

Jul 21, 2026

Stacy Smallfield, DrOT

Register for the Pediatric Cancer Research Group Symposium

The symposium will be held Aug. 19 at the Truhlsen Campus Events Center.

Jul 21, 2026

A graphic image of cancer cells

Article underscores fetal brain development risks

Review calls attention to brain development risks associated with certain medications during pregnancy.

Jul 20, 2026

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

History hour to discuss ‘From Colony to Country’

During Tuesday’s virtual event, Erin Torell, rare book librarian, will discuss McGoogan Library’s new exhibit.

Jul 20, 2026

A graphic highlighting the McGoogan Library's

UNMC community invited to a ‘CAR T-cell-abration’

The event is set for Aug. 7, and attendees must RSVP by Friday, July 24.

Jul 20, 2026

Dual emblem that says UNMC Nebraska Medicine

25 years building a stronger rural health workforce

The Nebraska Area Health Education Center marks its 25th anniversary this year and its commitment to rural Nebraska.

Jul 17, 2026

Jeffrey Harrison, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine and director of the Nebraska AHEC program

Reminder: Ribbon cutting for UNMC Residences is today

Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the 11 a.m. event, and will be able to walk through on self-guided tours.

Jul 17, 2026

An image rendering of the new UNMC Residences

Beatrice Community Hospital leaders tour med center

The guests visited with UNMC and Nebraska Medicine leaders and toured the Innovation Design Unit, among other stops.

Jul 17, 2026

In the med center's Innovation Design Unit, Chad Vokoun (at left), MD, chief and professor in the UNMC Division of Hospital Medicine, talks with leaders visiting from Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center. The guests were, from right, Rick Haraldson, CEO, Eric Trusty, senior executive for clinic services, and Steve Paulmeyer, MD, chief medical officer.

Register for the 2026 Corporate Cycling Challenge

The event is free for employees, and employee family members under the age of 23 can participate for a $10 fee.

Jul 17, 2026

Promotion with the words Omaha Bicycle 2026 Corporate Cycling Challenge