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2026 Turpen Award: Hannah Pflum

Creighton grad Pflum will study microbiology, immunology and cancer biology at the University of Minnesota.

Aug 27, 2026

From left INBRE PI Paul Sorgen PhD, Hannah Pflum, 2026 Turpen Award winner, and Juliane Soukup Strauss, PhD, of Creighton University

Ted Mikuls, MD, named UNMC’s 21st Scientist Laureate

Dr. Mikuls will be honored, along with 23 other researchers, at an awards event on Oct. 29 at the Omaha campus.

Aug 26, 2026

Ted Mikuls, MD

UNMC welcomes visitors from Taiwan

Leaders and faculty from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University visited Omaha earlier this month.

Aug 19, 2026

Leaders from UNMC and Taiwan-based National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University met on August 11 at Wigton Heritage Center to discuss the five-year partnership between the two universities.

Grant will aid in ‘decoding’ AI, computation for investigators

New T32 award will fund the Developing Experts in Computation, ‘Omics and Data Exploration (DECODE) program.

Aug 18, 2026

From left, Andrew Dudley, PhD, and Jordan Rowley, PhD

Dentistry faculty, students volunteer at event to honor former clinic director

The July dental clinic, held at Lincoln’s People’s City Mission, was in memory of longtime clinic director Steve Uetrecht.

Aug 12, 2026

The volunteer turnout for the event included: Top row, from left - UNMC College of Dentistry students Kahner Christopherson and Luke Jacobs, clinical faculty members Jon Asbjornson, DDS, and Tim Jacobs, DDS, and dental assistant Erika Bosovyk. Bottom row, from left - UNMC College of Dentistry students Grace Boski, Xiaoqin Jia, Jillian Lowe, Cintia Jacobsen Robinson and Lanyon Mlinek.

Dr. Grimm takes health workforce leadership role

Brandon Grimm, PhD, is named assistant vice chancellor for the UNMC Office of Health Workforce Initiatives.

Aug 10, 2026

Brandon Grimm, PhD

Camp Munroe veterans return for ‘Wildlife Encounters’

The visit by the Nebraska nonprofit is always a highlight for MMI summer campers.

Jul 29, 2026

A camper pets Ella, a baby kangaroo, as she is held by Kip Smith of Wildlife Encounters of Nebraska.

Leaders cut ribbon on ‘amazing’ UNMC Residences

UNMC Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, told the audience at Friday’s ribbon cutting that the new student housing will help UNMC students thrive in their education.

Jul 22, 2026

A ribbon cutting event was held Friday July 17, 2026, for the new student housing building on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. Here, university and community leaders cut the ribbon.

Dentistry’s Dr. Bennett visits Offutt for presentation

Greg Bennett, DMD, executive associate dean at the college, visited with Advanced Education in General Dentistry residents.

Jul 22, 2026

Gregory Bennett, DMD

Article underscores fetal brain development risks

Review calls attention to brain development risks associated with certain medications during pregnancy

Jul 20, 2026

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, dean and director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute, and Eric Peeples, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Neonatology