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NU leadership development program names new fellows

Four UNMC representatives will participate in the NU program to develop higher education leaders.

Sep 3, 2025

Top from left, Katie Bishop and Ed Peters, DMD, SCD. Bottom from left, Chris Shaffer, PharmD, PhD, and Kari Simonsen, MD

Rural Engagement and Wellness Summit set for Sept. 29

The summit, to be held in Kearney, is co-sponsored by the Great Plains IDeA Clinical and Translational Research Network at UNMC.

Sep 3, 2025

Emily Frankel, PhD

Applications open for funded e-learning program

An online informational session will be held this Friday for those interested in applying.

Sep 3, 2025

Peggy Moore

Nominations due Nov. 7 for UNMC’s honorary degree

The honorary degrees, the highest honor that the university can bestow, will be awarded in 2026.

Sep 3, 2025

Barry Gold, PhD, emeritus professor and former chair of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, receives an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree at the May 2024 UNMC commencement.

Leading the charge against breast cancer

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center has a goal to create an endowed chair with a special legacy: the Kenneth Cowan, MD, PhD, Distinguished Chair in Breast Cancer Clinical Research.

Sep 2, 2025

Ken Cowan, MD, PhD

UNMC students don white coats to renew a rite of passage

Students from around UNMC colleges marked the start of their careers as health care professionals, with all the responsibility that involves.

Sep 2, 2025

New UNMC student Eben Samuel receives his white coat from Armando De Alba, MD, an associate professor with the UNMC Department of Family Medicine.

Dr. Jarzynka takes new leadership role at College of Medicine

Kimberly Jarzynka, MD, now is the college’s assistant dean for admissions and student affairs.

Sep 2, 2025

Kim Jarzynka, MD

New faculty spotlight: Georgeanne Cornell, DO

Dr. Cornell is an assistant professor with the UNMC Department of Dermatology.

Sep 2, 2025

Georgeanna Cornell, DO

Jennifer Adams, MD, announced as new dermatology chair

Dr. Adams, who joined UNMC in 2019, is excited to build the dermatology program that brought her back home.

Aug 29, 2025

Jennifer Adams, MD

University of Nebraska receives record philanthropic support

A total of 60,602 donors, the most ever, made a gift during the fiscal year ending June 30.

Aug 29, 2025

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