Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications

KHOP student Avery Lowther is committed to rural health care

‘I simply can’t see myself doing anything else,’ says the Kearney Health Opportunities Program freshman.

Feb 17, 2026

Avery Lowther is a freshman pre-medical student at UNK, where she’s part of the Kearney Health Opportunities Program.

‘There is tremendous interest and excitement’

The new UNMC health science education center in Kearney will provide health care training close to home for rural Nebraska.

Jul 8, 2025

The 110,000-square-foot Health Science Education Center II is under construction on the UNK campus. It’s scheduled to open early next year, allowing UNMC to expand its nursing and allied health programs in Kearney and offer new programs in medicine, pharmacy and public health.
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