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UNMC medical student selected for global health media fellowship

Omar Ceesay will spend a semester at Stanford University’s journalism program before interning at CNN.

May 8, 2026

Omar Ceesay

Benefits office to hold retirement planning seminar

Registration is open to UNMC employees for the virtual presentation on June 3.

May 8, 2026

UNMC emblem that says UNMC Breakthroughs for Life

From a simple test to peace of mind: Why community screening events matter

After a free cancer screening test at a community event led to an early catch, Bridget Brown shares why showing up and spreading the word matters.

May 7, 2026

Image of Bridget Brown

Driving progress in cancer care through clinical trials 

Cancer survivors and clinical trial leaders speak to the courage, collaboration, and commitment driving cancer care forward.

May 7, 2026

From left to right: Cancer survivors and clinical trial participants A'Jamal-Rashad Byndon, Indira Engel and John Noel
Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

Faltin to serve as new director of UNMC Office of Graduate Studies

Andrew Faltin, JD, returns to UNMC, excited about improving the student experience and supporting graduate students in their work.

May 6, 2026

Andrew Faltin, JD

E-Learning Showcase celebrates creativity, innovation in digital learning

The annual event covered a wide range of topics, with participating students, faculty and staff from all UNMC colleges and multiple campuses.

May 6, 2026

Student participants demonstrated their e-modules to event attendees at the 2026 E-Learning Showcase.

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

Register for the inaugural hypertension in obstetrics symposium

The deadline to register is next week for the event, which will be held May 20 at the Truhlsen Campus Events Center.

May 6, 2026

Image of a speaker addressing an audience with a translucent overlay of a hexagonal network pattern. Text on right announces HOPE-NE event focused on hypertension in obstetrics prevention and education, scheduled for May 20, 2026, at Truhlsen Events Center in Omaha, Nebraska, with UNMC logo.

UNMC College of Nursing continues building pathways to the profession

Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, signed the college’s latest memorandum of understanding with McCook Public Schools.

May 6, 2026

Lepaine Sharp McHenry, DNP, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing