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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.

Omaha’s great apes in caring hands

A partnership between UNMC and the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium brings preventive, specialized health care – such as echocardiograms – to Omaha’s gorillas.

May 30, 2025

A care team member craddles Kijito's massive hand

A gift of vision: Eye donation benefits patients, research at UNMC

The Lions Eye Bank of Nebraska, located on the UNMC campus, partners with the Truhlsen Eye Institute and UNMC ophthalmology researchers.

May 30, 2025

Curt Coughlin looks at a cornea that is showing cell death.

‘Living tribute’ honors beloved nurse educator

A stream of colleagues came out to pay tribute to Louise LaFramboise, PhD, after her nearly four decade career.

May 30, 2025

Ann Berger (at left), PhD, who retired as a professor from the UNMC College of Nursing, visits with Louise LaFramboise, PhD.

The Magicians of Medical Imagery

A specialized team of designers, artists and animators is building the next-level 3D, virtual reality and augmented reality content in UNMC’s iEXCEL program. Read about their skills and their stories.

May 3, 2024

iEXCEL Team

Meet the iEXCEL Visualization Team

The iEXCEL medical visualization program relies on its team of talented artists and technologists. Here are their profiles.

May 3, 2024

Women in STEM: Four UNMC trailblazers – Daisy Dai, PhD

UNMC boasts a formidable cohort of women who drive scientific exploration and advance modern medicine. We profile four of them.

May 3, 2024

For Daisy Dai, PhD, numbers have held fascination since childhood. In college, she found her niche in statistics as a framework for understanding uncertainty and making informed decisions.

Women in STEM: Four UNMC trailblazers – Breanna Hetland, PhD

UNMC boasts a formidable cohort of women who drive scientific exploration and advance modern medicine. We profile four of them.

May 3, 2024