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Dr. Santarpia joins team using ‘smart building’ tech to clean indoor air

Josh Santarpia, PhD, will be a lead investigator for Poppy Health’s national research program.

Feb 18, 2026

Josh Santarpia, PhD

University of Nebraska community mourns passing of Mike Yanney

The Omaha philanthropist died on Feb 14 at the age of 92.

Feb 17, 2026

Mike Yanney

UNMC experts testify in favor of important research funds

Ann Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD, Don Coulter, MD, and Tammy Kielian, PhD, spoke on behalf of the University of Nebraska System.

Feb 13, 2026

Ann Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD, Don Coulter, MD, and Tammy Kielian, PhD

Community service, campus safety discussed at campus forum

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, hosted assistant vice chancellor Heidi Keeler, PhD, and Police Chief Charlotte Evans.

Feb 12, 2026

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, Heidi Keeler, PhD, assistant vice chancellor with the UNMC Office of Community Engagement, and Charlotte Evans, associate vice chancellor of public safety and chief of police

The future of health care is being built in Nebraska

Project Health is not just a hospital. It’s a vision.

Feb 10, 2026

Animated images of a hospital room, classroom and lab.

University of Nebraska launches search for next UNMC chancellor

A committee comprised of representatives from UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, each of the other NU campuses and members of the community will lead the process.

Feb 5, 2026

University of Nebraska System President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

UNMC confers first Doctor of Medical Science degrees

The DMSc degree can be essential for some physician assistants to maintain clinical expertise and grow with standards.

Feb 5, 2026

Front, from left, Alicia Burns, DMSc, Darcy Jones, DMSc, Carissa Bowie, DMSc, Sam Dellinger, DMSc, Tamara Dietze, DMSc, Jasmin Butler, DMSc. Back, from left, Troy Cyr, DMSc, Michael Day, DMSc, Kyle Brown, DMSc, Elijah Geesaman, DMSc, Kurt Andree, DMSc.

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, named Varner Educator Laureate

Dr. Fingeret, an associate professor of surgical oncology who joined UNMC in 2016, called the recognition an extraordinary honor.

Feb 4, 2026

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD

Dr. Khan joins polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Public Health Dean Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, will serve on an advisory group convened by the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Feb 4, 2026

Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, dean of the UNMC College of Public Health

UNMC expands nursing partnership with UNO

The agreement with the University of Nebraska at Omaha will streamline nursing admissions.

Feb 3, 2026

Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, and Melanie Bloom, PhD, dean of the UNO College of Arts and Sciences