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UNMC to celebrate Nebraska Treasures at CultureFest

The annual celebration will be May 25 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza.

May 10, 2023

Singer Dani Cleveland will open UNMC's annual CultureFest with the Nebraska State Song.

Lot 50 repair work beginning next week

Construction on the parking structure will last until August, causing a temporary reduction in parking stalls.

May 10, 2023

Omaha World-Herald on May 8

UNMC breaks ground on $65 million Catalyst project

May 9, 2023

Volunteers prepare College of Public Health Community Garden for planting

Volunteers are invited to help plant vegetables starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13.

May 9, 2023

Volunteers, which include students, faculty and staff of the UNMC College of Public Health, College of Medicine, and Office of Graduate Studies, pause to take a photo while preparing 10 garden boxes for planting on May 6, 2023.

Honors and recognition

Linda Herrick, PhD, was reappointed to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) for a full three-year term. Her term began on Jan. 1, 2023, and ends on Dec. 31, 2025. The ARC is tasked with “making confidential recommendations regarding accreditation” to the CCNE Board of Commissioners. It meets twice per […]

May 9, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing students, faculty and staff earned a number of recognitions this spring.

Nursing faculty secure major research grants

Windy Alonso, PhD, and Michele Balas, PhD, were awarded research grants through the National Institute of Health in April.

May 9, 2023

Windy Alonso, PhD, earned a five-year, $3.85 million National Institute of Health grant for a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-sponsored project.

Nursing events, summer 2023

June 1: Nebraska Assembly of Nursing Deans & Directors (NANDD) meeting at Southeast Community College, Lincoln. June 8: iLEAD Leadership Summit and Graduation – 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT, Truhlsen Events Center, UNMC Omaha Campus June 21: Dean’s Student Advisory Council meeting – 5 – 6:30 p.m. CT; (4-5:30 p.m. MT), via Zoom July 3: Dr. […]

May 9, 2023

Upcoming events at he UNMC College of Nursing include the beginning of Dr. Lepaine Sharp-McHenry's tenure as dean.

MNRS conference successful for CON faculty, students

UNMC College of Nursing faculty and students attended the MNRS annual research conference.

May 9, 2023

UNMC College of Nursing representatives attended the MNRS Annual Research Conference and earned several awards for presentations. Breanna Hetland, PhD, center, received the Harriet H. Werley New Investigator Award.

Speak up: Student’s instinct leads to correction of near error

Lou Lambley, a fourth-semester BSN student at the UNMC, spoke up to prevent a possible medical error.

May 9, 2023

Lou Lambley, a fourth-semester BSN student at UNMC College of Nursing

Students participate in mock code at Children’s Hospital

UNMC CON students had the opportunity to participate in a mock code at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.

May 9, 2023

Merissa Roth, Maya Buss, Jenika Jennings, and Mary Graff, all UNMC College of Nursing students in the NRSG 419-Transition to Practice course, work through a code simulation at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center.