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Putting structure to his students’ chemical compounds

UNMC’s Corey Hopkins, PhD, is mapping the achievements onto his arm – with tattoos of the compounds’ makeup.

Jul 30, 2025

Corey Hopkins, PhD, interim chair of the department of pharmaceutical sciences, gets four new tattoos at Ironwood Ink Thursday May 1, 2025. If a student has a compound that makes it into animal testing, he has it tattooed on his arm. He currently has about 29.

UNMC College of Dentistry holds special dental clinic for veterans

In July, the dentistry faculty held an engagement event in Omaha for veterans, offering free dental service.

Jul 25, 2025

The UNMC College of Dentistry held a veteran outreach day Friday July 11, Students working out of the adult dentistry clinic in the Durham Outpatient Center assessed and created care plans for five veterans with dental issues.

UNMC Children’s Dental Day meets youths’ needs from around the state

The event brought together UNMC dental, dental hygiene and nursing students to provide important dental care to 200 children.

Apr 2, 2025

UNMC dentistry students and a Kearney Public Schools social worker talk with a young dental patient.

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.

Mar 26, 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.

Sep 25, 2024

Omaha's great apes in caring hands

Omaha’s great apes in caring hands

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

Sep 25, 2024

Omaha's great apes in caring hands

Women in STEM: Four UNMC trailblazers – Rebekah Gundry, PhD

Dr. Gundry has a passion for exploring new scientific frontiers.

May 21, 2024

Rebekah Gundry, PhD, in the Durham Research Center

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

Dr. Hetland pushes the boundaries of traditional nursing practice to address the holistic well-being of patients.

May 21, 2024

Breanna Hetland, PhD

Women in STEM: UNMC trailblazer Beth Beam, PhD

The innovative nurse-scientist always considers what’s possible.

May 20, 2024

Dr. Beam, with her prototype for a refined air purifying helmet to protect health care workers

Women in STEM: UNMC trailblazer Daisy Dai, PhD

The big data expert thrives on stepping into a knowledge gap.

May 20, 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.