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Dr. O’Dell stepping aside as rheumatology chief

The division chief for 35 years, James O’Dell, MD, will continue to serve as professor of internal medicine.

Oct 2, 2025

James O’Dell, MD

BHECN report aims for statewide behavioral health workforce strategy

After a June workforce conference, the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska identified priority areas for focus.

Oct 2, 2025

Marley Doyle, MD

UNMC College of Nursing welcomes new leaders

Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, welcomes the innovative leaders to help advance the college’s mission.

Oct 2, 2025

Suzanne Nuss, PhD, Tracie Kirkland, DNP, PhD, and Kristi Lynch

Committee named to review Dr. Klepser for deanship

Don Klepser, who joined the UNMC College of Pharmacy in 2005, has served as interim dean since January 2025.

Oct 1, 2025

Don Klepser, PhD

Julie Vose, MD, to assume new leadership role in lymphoma research

With Dr. Vose’s shift, the UNMC Division of Oncology/Hematology will be split into two units effective Nov. 1.

Oct 1, 2025

Julie Vose, MD

NU Board of Regents to visit UNMC on Thursday and Friday

The regents will meet at the Davis Global Center and also receive a tour on Thursday of the EDGE District and Catalyst.

Oct 1, 2025

The NU Board of Regents will meet in the Dr. Edward and Sally Malashock Atrium at the Davis Global Center.

Participate in Research Month at UNMC throughout October

Events are split into weekly themes to highlight different parts of the research enterprise and provide opportunities to learn and network.

Sep 30, 2025

Signage and the Durham Research Center towers as seen from the campus entrance at Saddle Creek Road and Emile Street. Photos from my last photo stroll across campus on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

Dr. Hopkins appointed chair of pharmaceutical sciences

Corey Hopkins, PhD, brings more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and academic drug discovery.

Sep 29, 2025

Corey Hopkins, PhD

UNMC iLEAD program invests in future faculty leaders

The new cohort of UNMC’s Interprofessional Leadership for Excellence and Academic Development began the immersive training.

Sep 29, 2025

The program's latest cohort got underway earlier this month with an immersive training and retreat at the Lied Lodge in Nebraska City.

Nursing’s new emergency care program receives full validation

With recognition by the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners, the ENP program will have its first cohort in January.

Sep 26, 2025

Haley Hays, DNP, UNMC College of Nursing, leads an intubation exercise with nursing students Laura Rogers and Jamie Granatowicz in the simulation lab at the Davis Global Center on the Omaha campus. The exercise will be part of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate program, which welcomes its first cohort in January 2026.