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UNMC Today - Today's Headlines

Anne Bowen Fischer assumes new role

Fischer will serve as the director of strategic relations and senior associate to the chancellor.

Aug 27, 2025

Anne Bowen Fischer

All-campus BBQ and involvement fair is today

The BBQ is located on the Ruth & Bill Scott Student Plaza, and the Student Involvement Fair is inside the Center for Healthy Living.

Aug 27, 2025

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Nebraska joins second annual Big Ten ‘We Give Blood’ challenge

This year, UNMC has joined the NU team, and has a series of blood drives coming up where donors can log their donations.

Aug 26, 2025

A UNL student donates blood.

UNMC Alumni Association to celebrate reunion weekends

The association also will honor the 2025 alumni award recipients for outstanding contributions.

Aug 26, 2025

Sign at a table that says, "University of Nebraska Medical Center ALUMNI"

Dr. Harris recognized with prestigious award

Lynda Harris, PhD, received the Andrée Gruslin Award from International Federation of Placenta Associations.

Aug 26, 2025

Lynda Harris, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Natalya Pennington, OD

Dr. Pennington is an instructor with the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

Aug 26, 2025

Natalya Pennington, OD

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

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon visits Munroe-Meyer Institute

The tour provided a look at services, training and research done at the institute.

Aug 25, 2025

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, dean and director of the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute, led the tour for U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, which was also joined by UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD.

UNMC garden grows food, community

UNMC’s community gardens have grown in recent years, producing a bounty of veggies, including tomatoes … lots of tomatoes.

Aug 25, 2025

HEAL members Neelanjana Gayen and Paras Gupta sort vegetables from the UNMC community garden at the Kountze Food Pantry.

Nebraska football ticket offer for UNMC

While supplies last, select Husker football tickets for the Sept. 13 game are available at a discount to UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.

Aug 25, 2025

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