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Ag safety and health center at UNMC welcomes new director

Following the retirement of founding director Risto Rautiainen, PhD, Matthew Nonnenmann, PhD, is the new Central States Center for Ag Safety and Health director.

Jul 24, 2026

Matthew Nonnenmann, PhD

Nominations open for 2027 Impact in Education Awards

The awards are the highest education-related awards conferred by UNMC; nominations will close Aug. 9.

Jul 24, 2026

Varner Educator Laureates Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, for 2026, Shaun Grammer, DMSc, for 2025, and Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, for 2024

Register now for the Cancer Survivorship Conference

The conference, sponsored by UNMC and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will be held Sept. 4 at the Scott Conference Center.

Jul 24, 2026

University of Nebraska Medical Center- Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

UNMC achievements, July 24, 2026

Notes on a faculty fellowship in dentistry, a research award and a keynote at a regional symposium.

Jul 24, 2026

Richard Bokemper, DDS

Access offered to promising pancreatic cancer treatment

The new therapy is available to patients with advanced pancreatic cancer at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Jul 23, 2026

Kelsey Klute, MD, gastrointestinal medical oncologist at Nebraska Medicine and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, discusses the promising new drug daraxonrasib for people with advanced pancreatic cancer, during a press conference at the cancer center on Wednesday, July 22.

Abbey Lowe, PhD, selected to serve as NATO expert

Dr. Lowe is an expert in the intersection of ethics, health policy and health security, and will advise NATO in those areas.

Jul 23, 2026

Abigail Lowe, PhD

Drs. Ashford and Thiele receive award for teaching excellence

The Hirschmann Prize for Teaching Excellence is selected by the UNMC College of Medicine’s graduating class.

Jul 23, 2026

Allison Ashford, MD, and Geoffrey Thiele, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Yashwanth Reddy Pulluru, MBBS

Dr. Pulluru is an assistant professor, epilepsy, in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.

Jul 23, 2026

Yashwanth Pulluru, MBBS

Leaders cut ribbon on ‘amazing’ UNMC Residences

UNMC Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, told the audience at Friday’s ribbon cutting that the new student housing will help UNMC students thrive in their education.

Jul 22, 2026

A ribbon cutting event was held Friday July 17, 2026, for the new student housing building on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. Here, university and community leaders cut the ribbon.

EDGE District event spaces available to UNMC community

The available spaces, located within the Catalyst building, offer modern, flexible environments at a discount to UNMC and Nebraska Medicine departments.

Jul 22, 2026

A sign marking the EDGE District
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