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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

College of Dentistry holds Children’s Dental Day in York

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

Feb 20, 2026

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

KHOP student Avery Lowther is committed to rural health care

‘I simply can’t see myself doing anything else,’ says the Kearney Health Opportunities Program freshman.

Feb 17, 2026

Avery Lowther is a freshman pre-medical student at UNK, where she’s part of the Kearney Health Opportunities Program.

New health education building opens doors at Kearney

The Health Science Education Center II in Kearney held a first-look event on Jan. 21.

Jan 23, 2026

The Health Science Education Center II, part of the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex, held a 'first-look' event on Jan. 21.

CS-CASH announces pilot grants to protect ag workers

The research teams will conduct studies to address occupational health challenges faced by rural and aging farm populations.

Nov 14, 2025

Eleanor Rogan, PhD

BHECN report gives view into behavioral health workforce

Despite steady progress, including in rural areas, challenges remain to address Nebraska’s workforce shortages.

Nov 7, 2025

Marley Doyle, MD, and Melissa Tibbits, PhD

Radiation therapy program expands to Kearney

The enrollment of the first radiation therapy students there represent another UNMC expansion to the campus.

Sep 11, 2025

Lisa Bartenhagen, UNMC's director of radiation therapy education

UNMC’s first PharmD class in Kearney embarks on program

Kiernan Bierman, who is from Hastings, Nebraska, is one of nine students in UNMC College of Pharmacy’s initial class.

Aug 25, 2025

Kiernan Bierman

Nebraska AHEC announces 2025 graduates

The program based at UNMC prepares health professions students to serve in rural and urban underserved areas.

Aug 15, 2025

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