Press Release

59 high school students graduate from UNMC High School Alliance program

Fifty-nine high school students from 11 metro-area school districts and 19 high schools graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s High School Alliance program on Thursday, May 21. A graduation ceremony and reception was held at the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education on the UNMC campus, where each student received a […]

May 29, 2015

UNMC Vice Chancellor Leuenberger to step down in July

Has been key player in UNMC’s incredible growth over past three decades

May 28, 2015

Don Leuenberger

Science of transgender is topic of June 9 Omaha Science Cafe

Jay Irwin, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in the department of sociology and anthropology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will talk about the science of transgender at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., June 9 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Dr. Irwin received his doctorate in medical sociology from the […]

May 28, 2015

Connie Miller, Ph.D., selected as assistant dean for Omaha

The position of assistant dean is the first for the Omaha Division and aligns Omaha with the college’s four other locations

May 28, 2015

Connie Miller, Ph.D.

WalkRite for RiteCare event set for June 6 at Zorinsky Lake

Event helps support children with speech, language disabilities

May 26, 2015

UNMC College of Nursing expands RN to BSN online program

Accepting applications through June 30

May 20, 2015

Ticket deadline is Friday for Cattlemen’s Ball

Event will be held June 5-6 near Lynch, Neb.

May 18, 2015

A view of the Redbird Ranch near Lynch, Neb., site of the 2015 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska.

Gift from Scotts creates Maurer Distinguished Chair in Public Health

Will allow UNMC College of Public Health to recruit expert who can improve state’s health

May 18, 2015

Harold M. Maurer, M.D.

Gold Humanism Honor Society inducts 27 UNMC members

Recognized for compassion, empathy they bring to medicine

May 15, 2015

UNMC's inaugural class of inductees into the Gold Humanism Honor Society

Dr. Mercer receives inaugural Maurer Award

Recognized for his innovative work with intestinal rehabilitation

May 14, 2015

From left, Ellie Batt, Leann and David Mercer, M.D., Ph.D., and Beverly and Harold M. Maurer, M.D.