John Keenan

HOAA Halloween event again proves popular

House officers’ families trick-or-treated at the Wigton Heritage Center in October.

Nov 5, 2026

A princess selects candy at October's HOAA trick-or-treat event.

Dr. Fingeret named to new leadership role in college

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, has been named assistant dean for faculty development in the college of medicine.

Nov 5, 2026

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD

College leaders visit new Kearney medical training center

Visit allowed educators to meet and mentor inaugural class of Kearney medical students.

Nov 5, 2026

UNMC College of Medicine leaders met with the college's first cohort of Kearney-based medical students in October.

Medical research highlights, September 2026

The college recently received grants and awards representing more than $18 million in new funding.

Nov 5, 2026

Matthew Rizzo, MD

A record year for med student summer research program

More than 100 students took part in the event, the most ever.

Nov 5, 2026

Second-year medical student Jacob Leu, at right, presents his abstract as part of the Medical Student Summer Research Program.

First recipients of Conway Nursing Scholarship announced

100 scholarships were awarded to Nebraska residents pursuing a nursing degree at UNMC.

Nov 5, 2026

Conway Scholarship awardees from the UNMC College of Nursing-Lincoln Division include, from left: back row, Macy Roth, Dajani Bringas Acosta, Kaitlyn Kirkendall, Alecia Retzlaff, Avery Hurlbert, Bailey Jackson, Kassidy Olson and Elise Van Cleave; front row, Isobel Zayas, Lily Blake, Katelyn Miller, Breeonna Brandt, Lillian Seipel and Denise Garcia. Scholarships were awarded across all five UNMC College of Nursing Divisions,

Dr. Nelson named to new family medicine-obstetrics fellowship

Goal is to provide advanced obstetric training for family physicians in rural and underserved communities.

Nov 5, 2026

From left, Rose Nelson, MD, inaugural family medicine-obstetrics fellow, and and Karen Carlson, MD, fellowship director

New AHEC scholars, deputy director begin at UNMC

Caitlyn Wayment named deputy director and program manager as 76 new AHEC scholars begin two-year program.

Nov 5, 2026

Caitlyn Wayment

Davis Global Center open as remediation efforts continue

All classes in the building will resume starting today.

Nov 4, 2026

The Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center

Researchers develop tool to predict breast cancer subtypes

The team used an AI model and DNA mutation data to arrive at conclusions.

Nov 3, 2026

From left, Babu Guda, PhD, and Sushil Shakyawar, PhD