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Mayor Ewing visits UNMC to celebrate community engagement

After UNMC received the prestigious Carnegie classification, the mayor declared Feb. 23 as ‘UNMC Community Engagement Day.’

Feb 25, 2026

Mayor John W. Ewing Jr. delivered a proclamation that declared Feb. 23 “UNMC Community Engagement Day.” Here, he meets Phil Covington, EdD, UNMC's associate vice chancellor for student success, with Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, at right.

Bally retiring after 35 years with UNMC

Lisa Bally, who is retiring with the Center for Continuing Education, is credited with leadership that helped the department thrive.

Feb 25, 2026

Lisa Bally

Microsoft data classification labels being enabled

The enterprise‑wide change will support the secure, consistent protection of data.

Feb 25, 2026

A man sitting at a laptop with cybersecurity alerts showing in the foreground

Volkman to address dietary fiber at upcoming webinar

The March 10 presentation is sponsored by the Olson Center for Women’s Health and UNMC College of Nursing.

Feb 25, 2026

Amy Volkman

UNMC to hold employee appreciation event March 5

The event, titled ‘Superheroes Among Us,’ will be held in the Truhlsen Campus Events Center.

Feb 24, 2026

UNMC emblem

New trauma medical director announced

Starting March 1, Emily Cantrell, MD, will be the new trauma medical director for Nebraska Medicine.

Feb 24, 2026

Emily Cantrell, MD

Cramer Lectureship to address compassion in refugee care

The visiting lecturer is Heather Hanegan, a women’s health nurse practitioner with Ohio State’s James Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Feb 24, 2026

Heather Hanegan

Retirement meetings offered on Omaha campus

Individual sessions can be scheduled with a TIAA representative on three days in April, May and June.

Feb 24, 2026

Logo that says TIAA

First UNMC Kearney medical class to be awarded scholarships

The new scholarships will cover at least half the cost of medical school tuition for all four years for the first class of medical students at Kearney.

Feb 23, 2026

The Health Science Education Center II at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex at the University of Nebraska at Kearney

Retirement reception for Carmen Sirizzotti is Wednesday

Sirizzotti, associate director and Title IX coordinator in UNMC Human Resources, has been with UNMC for more than 20 years.

Feb 23, 2026

Carmen Sirizzotti