Kalani Simpson UNMC strategic communications

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

Clockwise from top left, Amy Killeen, DDS; Julie Marshall, DDS; Upoma Guha; and Nancy Adams, PhD, have been named to new leadership roles in the college.

Allied health awards recognize excellence, innovation

The College of Allied Health Professions honors include the inaugural winner of the Kyle P. Meyer Outstanding Service Award.

May 6, 2026

Fran Higgins

Counseling-pharmacy collaboration fosters new level of training

New, challenging patient scenarios in skills labs for the UNMC College of Pharmacy took students beyond the prescription.

May 5, 2026

Kristen Cook, PharmD

Two to be honored at UNMC commencement in Omaha

Former USAF Surgeon General James Roudebush, MD, and transplant pioneer James Armitage, MD, to be recognized.

Apr 30, 2026

James Armitage, MD, and James Roudebush, MD

Tammy Webster, PhD, named dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions

Dr. Webster brings experience and vision to a college known as a national leader in distance education and rural health.

Apr 29, 2026

Tammy Webster, PhD

UNMC alums Drs. Armitage and Roudebush to be honored

At UNMC’s May 9 commencement, James Armitage, MD, will receive the J.G. Elliott Award, while James Roudebush, MD, receives an honorary doctorate.

Apr 29, 2026

James Armitage, MD, and James Roudebush, MD

Keith Olsen, PharmD, looks back fondly on his career

Dr. Olsen, former dean and a longtime faculty member in the UNMC College of Pharmacy, officially retired from UNMC.

Apr 21, 2026

Keith Olsen, PharmD

Dentistry students’ research impresses at annual exhibition

Fourth-year dental students Tanner Delaney and Mikah Hoppens were honored at event.

Apr 13, 2026

From left, mentor Ali Nawshad, PhD, with longtime research partners Mikah Hoppens and Tanner Delaney.

BHECN joins response to Nebraska wildfires

A resource guide is available to offer behavioral health resources after natural disasters.

Apr 6, 2026

Marley Doyle, MD, director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska

UNMC researchers study wheat varieties for fiber impact

Allied health’s Corrine Hanson, PhD, and Mariah Jackson, PhD, are part of a team of 53 scientists joining in the research effort.

Mar 26, 2026

Corrine Hanson, PhD, and Mariah Jackson, PhD
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