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16 U.S. citizens safely repatriated to UNMC, Nebraska Medicine
UNMC and Nebraska Medicine’s world-class experts and facilities step forward once again, this time to face the Hantavirus threat.
May 11, 2026
Cruise ship passengers arrive at National Quarantine Unit
The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit has been activated, as one of the U.S. citizens who were aboard a cruise ship associated with a hantavirus outbreak tested positive.
May 11, 2026
Partial access to Canvas restored
The University of Nebraska System sent out this message on Friday to update the situation regarding Canvas services.
May 10, 2026
New dentistry leaders appointed heading into next academic year
The new appointments for Amy Killeen, DDS; Julie Marshall, DDS; Upoma Guha; and Nancy Adams, PhD, are effective July 1.
May 10, 2026
Graduate Medical Education Research Symposium is Tuesday
The eighth annual event, to be held in the Truhlsen Campus Events Center, will showcase the research of UNMC’s residents and fellows.
May 10, 2026
Parking lot maintenance work getting underway
Work has started at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute campus, and maintenance projects on the Omaha campus will follow.
May 10, 2026
UNMC establishes Office for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Retired Air Force Col. Lee Williames, MD, named to lead new office focused on civilian-military medical integration.
May 8, 2026
Pamela May-Weeks, PhD, receives 2026 Kinman-Oldfield Award
Dr. May-Weeks, an associate professor of neurological sciences, was recognized for her research involving Alzheimer’s and HIV.
May 8, 2026
UNMC medical student selected for global health media fellowship
Omar Ceesay will spend a semester at Stanford University’s journalism program before interning at CNN.
May 8, 2026
Benefits office to hold retirement planning seminar
Registration is open to UNMC employees for the virtual presentation on June 3.
May 8, 2026