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Honors, awards and recognition

Students, staff and faculty at the UNMC College of Nursing recently celebrated the following achievements. Kenzi Gillway, a DNP student at the UNMC College of Nursing, was selected to serve as the Nebraska representative of the Graduate Nursing Student Academy Advocacy Leader for the 2025-26 term. The representatives participate in quarterly conference calls to learn […]

Jun 2, 2026

Students, faculty and staff recently celebrated awards, honors and recognition.

Five former passengers depart from National Quarantine Unit

Travel for the former passengers was coordinated through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and each passenger’s local and state health department.

Jun 2, 2026

Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center

UNMC Alumni Association integrates with NU Foundation

The strategic move brings alumni engagement and philanthropic efforts into closer alignment.

Jun 2, 2026

Catherine Mello, UNMC Alumni Association director, and Brian Hastings, NU Foundation president and CEO

Get Moving: More muscle, better health

In this wellness column, the Center for Healthy Living explains the powerful benefits of building and maintaining muscle mass.

Jun 2, 2026

Kristal Cavanaugh

A ‘trusted presence,’ Phillips is retiring from pediatrics

Priscilla Phillips joined UNMC in 1994 and is credited for a career marked by professionalism and dedication.

Jun 2, 2026

Priscilla Phillips

UNMC congratulates more than 1,000 graduates in commencement ceremonies

Commencement events were held in Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, Kearney and Scottsbluff.

Jun 1, 2026

A UNMC graduate wears the ceremonial attire, with focus on her cap and tassel.

Innovators Among Us

Problem-solvers transform ideas into breakthroughs that reshape how we live. Step inside the minds of creators who are reimagining what’s possible.

Jun 1, 2026

Thanh Nguyễn, PhD, is a member of the Department of Emergency Medicine and is a prolific inventor. A couple of his inventions are now on the market and others are being shared open source. Portraits in his office with his concept wall and with a few of his inventions including the Rapid Smear and Project FreeAir.

Innovation at work: Real-world solutions shaping better lives

Take a look at some of the innovative tools that UNMC’s experts are advancing into the marketplace.

Jun 1, 2026

The LeVeen Needle Electrode uses radio frequencies to destroy tumors with greater precision.

Inside the Innovation Design Unit: Transforming patient care

The 17-bed unit on the sixth floor of University Tower is testing new models of care, innovating tech and facility design.

Jun 1, 2026

The 17-bed Innovation Design Unit, which opened to patients in January 2025, is on the sixth floor of University Tower.

Diagnosing a passion: UNMC’s High School Alliance

Launched in 2010, the program helps teens chart their future by showing them a bit of everything in the health science professions.

Jun 1, 2026

Heidi Kaschke, director of the High School Alliance, guides budding scientists in a lab experiment.