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New EDGE District parking garage opens in midtown

The 753-space garage is available for daily neighborhood parking following an opening ceremony Wednesday.

Oct 9, 2025

 Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. cuts the ribbon on the new city-owned parking garage in the EDGE District, with UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, at his side. Also in picture are, from left, Omaha City Councilman Danny Begley, Amy Thompson, director of campus development for UNMC, and Jen Bartholomew, assistant vice chancellor of facilities, management and planning for UNMC.

Project Health is topic at next all-campus forum

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, will talk with guests Jen Bartholomew and Chad Vokoun, MD, at the Oct. 15 forum.

Oct 9, 2025

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, Jen Bartholomew, and Chad Vokoun, MD

Next employee appreciation event set for Oct. 23

UNMC Human Resources’ ‘Here’s Looking At You’ event will feature academic unit booths, food samples, entertainment and prizes.

Oct 9, 2025

Two UNMC employees high-five at a Connect Four game.

Dr. Davies to moderate talk with Dr. Vivek Murthy

Dr. Murthy, a former U.S. surgeon general, will speak on Oct. 14 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln. 

Oct 9, 2025

Vivek Murthy, MD

Remembering nursing’s Audrey Nelson, PhD

Services will be Oct. 14 for Dr. Nelson, whose career at the UNMC College of Nursing spanned 50 years.

Oct 8, 2025

Audrey Nelson, PhD

Editors to discuss open access journals in UNMC’s Digital Commons

The virtual panel will discuss experiences with their open access scholarly journals hosted by McGoogan Library’s DigitalCommons.

Oct 8, 2025

Three of the panelists, shown here, are Chandrakanth Are, MBBS, Elizabeth Beam, PhD, and Nancy Krusen, PhD. The other panelists will be Maha Farid, MBBCH, PhD, Premila Leiphrakpam, MBBS, PhD, and Nicole Martino, PhD.

A social media reminder to be cautious about sharing online

Health care workers, students and med center employees must follow the med center’s social media guidelines.

Oct 8, 2025

A collection of social media icons and cell phones that spell the word "Social"

New faculty spotlight: Janelle Leuschen, MD

Dr. Leuschen is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine.

Oct 8, 2025

Janelle Leuschen, MD

A vision to honor UNMC’s James Armitage, MD

With generous support from donors, the NU Foundation hopes to endow the James O. Armitage, MD, Chair in Hematological Malignancies.

Oct 7, 2025

James Armitage, MD

Olson Center to discuss complexities of endometriosis

The virtual brown bag discussion will feature UNMC’s Nicholas Jesse, MD, an assistant OB-GYN professor.

Oct 7, 2025

Nicholas Jesse, MD