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A kaleidoscope of care

Nurses are the backbone of the health care system.

May 30, 2025

Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, is holding a paperweight globe, a gift symbolizing the universal impact of nurses worldwide.

Another glance through the kaleidoscope of care

It’s never too late to become a nurse, and these professionals highlight some of the variety of opportunities available.

May 30, 2025

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Connect Magazine spotlight: Q&A with Holly Zimmerman

Called to genetic counseling education and mentorship, Zimmerman found her dream job at UNMC.

May 30, 2025

Holly Zimmerman, director of the UNMC Genetic Counseling Program, works with students in a simulation lab.

My North Star: Tragedy blazes trail for career fighting cancer

Joann Sweasy, PhD, sees opportunities to advance cancer care and research in transformative ways through the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

May 30, 2025

Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, brings researchers and clinicians together to discuss cancer research and care.

MMI employee blossoms through Special Olympics

After participating in Special Olympics for about 14 years – and seeing her confidence grow – Rachel Mulligan received an invite to the 2025 Special Olympics World Games.

May 30, 2025

Rachel Mulligan, a UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute employee, traveled to Italy for the 2025 Special Olympics World Games.

Clinic gives veterans reason to smile

UNMC’s College of Dentistry serves eligible Nebraska veterans through donor-funded program.

May 30, 2025

For nearly four decades, Navy veteran Ronald Catt has received dental care at the UNMC College of Dentistry.

Progress through pain

Rheumatology professor Kaleb Michaud, PhD, has lived the very conditions he’s become an expert in.

May 30, 2025

Kaleb Michaud, PhD

I Remember When: ‘Team, you are amazing’

A special reunion brought together the first Ebola patient treated in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit and his caregivers.

May 30, 2025

Rick Sacra, MD, left, visits with Phil Smith, MD, who founded and led the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.

Interactive learning: uBEATS enhances STEM education

UNMC’s online science and health science resource for middle and high schools is growing – its offerings and across the U.S.

May 30, 2025

UNMC’s digital content engages middle- and high-school students in health sciences and health-related careers. Robyn Jernigan, above, uses the uBEATS model in her health academy classroom at Omaha’s Benson High School.

UNMC College of Medicine marks Match Day ’25

Match Day is an annual rite of passage for UNMC College of Medicine students, as they learn their future residency assignments.

May 30, 2025

Match Day is a rite of passage for medical students, as they prepare to step from med school into their health care careers.