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No. 1 hospital for the 15th straight year 

U.S. News & World Report named Nebraska Medical Center the state’s top hospital again, with multiple programs earning national rankings.

Aug 4, 2026

Photo illustration of Nebraska Medical Center, under a blue sky, with the words

Dr. Cochran named to Kearney interim pharmacy leadership role

Gary Cochran, PhD, has been named the UNMC College of Pharmacy’s interim associate dean, effective Aug. 1.

Aug 4, 2026

Gary Cochran, PharmD

MMI cooking camp teaches independence, real-life skills

The camp is hosted by the MMI Department of Occupational Therapy.

Aug 4, 2026

Logan Hansen, right, flips a pancake during cooking camp at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Repairs continue after water line leak

Teams continue to work to restore all of the Durham Outpatient Center and Medical Sciences Building to normal operations. 

Aug 3, 2026

The Durham Outpatient Center

Candidate Patrick Leahy tours UNMC

Leahy visited the Davis Global Center and the Nebraska Medicine Emergency Department.

Aug 3, 2026

Candidate Patrick Leahy toured UNMC on July 22.

Get Moving: Everyday movement matters more than you think

Movement throughout the day can have a significant impact on overall health.

Aug 3, 2026

Foot traffic outside the UNMC Center for Healthy Living, with a tall man walking past two smaller women headed in the opposite direction.

College, colleagues celebrate Dr. Meyer’s time as dean

June event celebrated accomplishments of former UNMC College of Allied Health Professions leader Kyle Meyer, PhD.

Jul 31, 2026

Kyle Meyer, PhD, and longtime UNMC and college of allied health professions supporter Ruth Scott at the retirement event

The work behind the welcome

For six weeks, hundreds of colleagues worked together to make a complicated situation feel ordinary.

Jul 31, 2026

The Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center, home of the National Quarantine Unit

UNMC postdocs boost the institution’s research mission

Surveys undertaken by the UNMC Office of Postdoctoral Education highlight postdoc’s research contributions and experiences in the program.

Jul 30, 2026

From left, Elizabeth Kosmacek, PhD, Arpita Chatterjee, PhD, and Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, PhD, in Dr. Oberley-Deegan’s lab

Ronnie Powell remembered for winning smile, work ethic

Services for Powell, known as the ‘mayor of the med center,’ are set for Aug. 6 and 7.

Jul 30, 2026

Ronnie Powell
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