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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 medical director of the trauma division in the UNMC Department of Surgery.

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

UNMC history: Memorable buildings from the past

Locations that once housed health care facilities, dorms and administration now support education, research and cancer care.

Feb 23, 2026

An aerial view of the med center from 1961

Wellbeing conference to discuss human connection

The second annual event, organized by Children’s Nebraska, will be held March 13 at the Scott Conference Center.

Feb 23, 2026

Health care providers standing together to join their arms high

College of Dentistry holds Children’s Dental Day in York

College leaders and residents teamed with former UNMC resident Bailey Neville, DDS, of Countryside Pediatric Dentistry in York.

Feb 20, 2026

From right, dentistry residents Lauren Wright, DDS, and Beth Beberwyk, DDS, care for a pediatric patient at a Children’s Dental Day event in York, Nebraska.

Mayor John Ewing Jr. to celebrate UNMC’s community engagement

The mayor will visit the UNMC Omaha campus on Monday for UNMC Community Engagement Day.

Feb 20, 2026

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. shake hands at a ribbon cutting in October opening the parking garage in EDGE District.
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