Jeff Robb UNMC strategic communications

Beatrice Community Hospital leaders tour med center

The guests visited with UNMC and Nebraska Medicine leaders and toured the Innovation Design Unit, among other stops.

Jul 17, 2026

In the med center's Innovation Design Unit, Chad Vokoun (at left), MD, chief and professor in the UNMC Division of Hospital Medicine, talks with leaders visiting from Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center. The guests were, from right, Rick Haraldson, CEO, Eric Trusty, senior executive for clinic services, and Steve Paulmeyer, MD, chief medical officer.

State Sen. Rick Holdcroft visits UNMC

Sen. Holdcroft toured iEXCEL program and Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center housed at the Davis Global Center.

Jul 16, 2026

Sen. Rick Holdcroft tours the iEXCEL program at the Davis Global Center.

Step-Up interns start their summer experience at UNMC

Seven interns have joined the program that offers an introduction to the Omaha campus and an academic medical center.

Jun 29, 2026

UNMC Human Resources held a welcome lunch June 17 for the 2026 class of Step-Up Omaha program interns at UNMC, offering them a chance to introduce themselves to UNMC staff who work with the program.

May Honors Convocation: Graduates stand in their accomplishments

As 89 graduates prepared for commencement, they were recognized for their hard work completing their rigorous graduate studies training at UNMC.

Jun 22, 2026

The hooding ceremony for graduates is a traditional part of the UNMC Graduate Studies Honors Convocation.

UNMC’s nursing history passes to new hands

Through an extensive planning effort, the UNMC College of Nursing and Alumni History Museum and its archives have transferred to the McGoogan Health Sciences Library.

May 29, 2026

Savanna Falter, archival collections specialist with the McGoogan Health Sciences Library, helped coordinate the move as items from the UNMC College of Nursing and Alumni Museum transferred to the McGoogan Library.

Dr. Schmid named American Statistical Association fellow

The fellow selection of Kendra Schmid, PhD, is a prestigious honor reserved for a rare class of statisticians and data scientists.

May 22, 2026

Kendra Schmid, PhD

UNMC’s NE SciFest spawns ‘incredible celebration of science’

Take a look at some of the scenes from around the popular month-long science festival, presented by UNMC.

May 20, 2026

More than 800 people attended the science expo at The Durham Museum on April 18 as part of the Nebraska Science Festival.

Memorial service honors anatomical donors

The student-led ceremony offered tributes through words, music and poetry in gratitude to the donors and their family and friends.

May 18, 2026

UNMC student Blake Kidder, who is in the Masters of Medical Anatomy Program, speaks at the 2026 Anatomical Gift Memorial Service.

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

Pamela May-Weeks, MD

Faltin to serve as new director of UNMC Office of Graduate Studies

Andrew Faltin, JD, returns to UNMC, excited about improving the student experience and supporting graduate students in their work.

May 6, 2026

Andrew Faltin, JD