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UNMC, Nebraska Medicine mark milestone as quarantine operation ends

The June 23 news conference highlighted the successful monitoring of MV Hondius passengers following a hantavirus exposure.

Jun 24, 2026

Michael Wadman, MD, National Quarantine Unit medical director, speaks at a press conference held Tuesday, June 23, at the Davis Global Center, to discuss the conclusion of the activation of the National Quarantine Unit for cruise passengers exposed to the hantavirus. Speakers also included, from left, Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, president of the University of Nebraska, Gov. Jim Pillen and Angela Vasa, director of emergency preparedness and special pathogens programs at Nebraska Medicine.

Meet the trailblazers in UNMC’s Kearney PharmD program

As UNMC expands its health science education programs in Kearney, nine students make up the first PharmD class there.

Jun 24, 2026

UNMC pharmacy students in Kearney and Omaha participate in a blend of in-person and virtual instruction designed to ensure a consistent educational experience across campuses.

Town hall to discuss federal research policy proposals

The meeting will be held this Thursday from noon-1 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium and will be available virtually.

Jun 24, 2026

Ken Bayles, PhD

Remediation efforts continue at Wittson Hall

A water pipe broke during maintenance Tuesday, and Wittson’s fifth and sixth floors were most impacted.

Jun 23, 2026

Wittson Hall exterior photo

A message from leadership on joint accreditation

Joint accreditation marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the university.

Jun 23, 2026

Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, president, University of Nebraska System; Katherine S. Ankerson interim chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and H. Dele Davies, MD, interim chancellor, UNMC

Diagnosing a passion: UNMC’s High School Alliance

Launched in 2010, the program helps teens chart their future by showing them a bit of everything in the health science professions.

Jun 23, 2026

Heidi Kaschke, director of the High School Alliance, guides budding scientists in a lab experiment.

Tyson closure prompts community response, UNMC action

‘I knew we had to do something,’ says Athena Ramos, PhD, who has helped lead UNMC’s engagement in Lexington.

Jun 23, 2026

Marcela Carvajal-Suarez, outreach project specialist with the UNMC Center for Reducing Health Disparities, teaches a course in Lexington, Nebraska.

Individual retirement meetings available to schedule

UNMC employees can meet with representatives from TIAA and Fidelity Investments.

Jun 23, 2026

UNMC emblem that says UNMC Breakthroughs for Life

Holland chair spurs innovation in public health

A $2 million endowed gift from the late Richard Holland has served as an invaluable catalyst for the college.

Jun 22, 2026

Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, says endowed gifts like the Holland fund give the UNMC College of Public Health flexibility to be innovative and “dream much bigger.”

UNMC team publishes review article on hantavirus

The UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience team published the article in Current Opinion in Immunology.

Jun 22, 2026

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD