Press Release

BHECN releases 2026 Behavioral Health Workforce Capacity Report

Report sees growth in Nebraska’s behavioral health workforce and its impact.

May 4, 2026

Marley Doyle, MD, director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska

Munroe-Meyer Guild’s annual Garden Walk set for June 14

Tickets for the event, which showcases five gardens, are on sale now.

May 1, 2026

A scene from the Munroe-Meyer Guild's 2025 Garden Walk, with nine people carrying umbrellas and walking through a backyard garden with trees, flowers and plants in a light rain.

Two to be honored at UNMC commencement in Omaha

Former USAF Surgeon General James Roudebush, MD, and transplant pioneer James Armitage, MD, to be recognized.

Apr 30, 2026

James Armitage, MD, and James Roudebush, MD

Study suggests link between prenatal exposure to certain medications and increased autism risk 

Research identifies commonly prescribed, sterol biosynthesis-inhibiting medications as potential contributors to neurodevelopmental vulnerability.

Apr 16, 2026

Corresponding author Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, dean and director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute; and lead author Eric Peeples, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Neonatology

 124 UNMC medical students learned residency assignments on Match Day

Thirty-four percent of UNMC medical students are staying in Nebraska for their training.

Mar 24, 2026

Senior medical students write their match locations on signs at UNMC's 2026 Match Day.

UNMC to offer new nursing scholarships at Scottsbluff, Kearney, Norfolk

Applications are open, and 30 full cost-of-education scholarships will be awarded over two years.

Mar 5, 2026

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

First UNMC Kearney medical class to be awarded scholarships

The new scholarships will cover at least half the cost of medical school tuition for all four years for the first class of medical students at Kearney.

Feb 23, 2026

The Health Science Education Center II at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex at the University of Nebraska at Kearney

UNMC College of Dentistry holds Children’s Dental Day in York

College leaders, residents teamed with former UNMC resident Bailey Neville, DDS, of Countryside Pediatric Dentistry.

Feb 19, 2026

A pediatric dental patient receives care at a Children's Dental Day event.

UNMC announces fall 2025 dean’s list

The University of Nebraska Medical Center has announced its fall 2025 dean’s list for students enrolled in the colleges of nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and allied health professions.

Feb 10, 2026

UNMC shield logo

Mobile game ‘Zoodemic’ turns public health education into adventure for teens

UNMC, UNO team on app that mixes facts and fun.

Feb 9, 2026

Zoodemic video game during gamplay