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UNMC strategic communications

Jane Meza, PhD, will hold campus forum today

Dr. Meza, who is being considered for the permanent vice chancellor for academic affairs role, will hold an all-campus forum at noon.

Aug 24, 2026

Jane Meza, PhD

HHS Secretary visits, praises med center facility 

The med center’s National Quarantine Unit deemed “legendary” for its role in serving the nation.

Aug 21, 2026

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is flanked by University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, left, and Gov. Jim Pillen, right, during a news conference Thursday in the Davis Global Center.

Commuter student parking designed to be versatile

A commuter permit provides access to all designated commuter parking areas.

Aug 20, 2026

UNMC emblem with the words

New faculty spotlight: Obiaara Ukah, MD, PhD

Dr. Ukah is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine and an attending physician at Nebraska Medicine.

Aug 19, 2026

Obiaara Ukah, MD, PhD

UNMC Dentistry using federal funds to address rural needs

UNMC College of Dentistry has been awarded Rural Health Transformation Program grant funding and is already at work on four aims.

Aug 11, 2026

Dean Gerry Kugel, DMD, PhD.

New UNMC urgent dental clinic serves need, saves costs

Emergency and off-hours services at the college’s Lincoln home will address healthcare shortages and free up the state’s medical ER departments.

Aug 11, 2026

A sign directs patients to the new urgent care dental clinic at the UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln.

Two MMI students recognized with fellowships

Two UNMC graduate students at the Munroe-Meyer Institute received fellowships for the 2026-27 school year.

Aug 10, 2026

Lily Calvin, left, and Marisol Loza Hernandez, right

Harold M. Maurer, MD, remembered as visionary leader, builder

The former UNMC chancellor left his mark in more ways than one.

Aug 10, 2026

Harold M. Maurer, MD, and his wife, Beverly Maurer stand in front of the Maurer Center for Public Health on the UNMC Omaha campus

UNMC for the record, July 31, 2026

UNMC anesthesiologists named to national roles, and a list of recent and upcoming retirements.

Jul 31, 2026

Cale Kassel, MD, and Lauren Costello, MD

UNMC postdocs boost the institution’s research mission

Surveys undertaken by the UNMC Office of Postdoctoral Education highlight postdoc’s research contributions and experiences in the program.

Jul 30, 2026

From left, Elizabeth Kosmacek, PhD, Arpita Chatterjee, PhD, and Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, PhD, in Dr. Oberley-Deegan’s lab