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Diagnosing a passion: UNMC’s High School Alliance

Launched in 2010, the program helps teens chart their future by showing them a bit of everything in the health science professions.

Jun 23, 2026

Heidi Kaschke, director of the High School Alliance, guides budding scientists in a lab experiment.

Tyson closure prompts community response, UNMC action

‘I knew we had to do something,’ says Athena Ramos, PhD, who has helped lead UNMC’s engagement in Lexington.

Jun 23, 2026

Marcela Carvajal-Suarez, outreach project specialist with the UNMC Center for Reducing Health Disparities, teaches a course in Lexington, Nebraska.

Individual retirement meetings available to schedule

UNMC employees can meet with representatives from TIAA and Fidelity Investments.

Jun 23, 2026

UNMC emblem that says UNMC Breakthroughs for Life

Holland chair spurs innovation in public health

A $2 million endowed gift from the late Richard Holland has served as an invaluable catalyst for the college.

Jun 22, 2026

Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, says endowed gifts like the Holland fund give the UNMC College of Public Health flexibility to be innovative and “dream much bigger.”

UNMC team publishes review article on hantavirus

The UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience team published the article in Current Opinion in Immunology.

Jun 22, 2026

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Logan Kludt Lawrence, DDS

Dr. Kludt Lawrence will oversee public health project for the UNMC College of Dentistry.

Jun 22, 2026

Logan Kludt Lawrence, DDS.

H. Dele Davies, MD, appointed ninth chancellor of UNMC

Dr. Davies’ appointment, which will take effect July 1, was approved by the NU Board of Regents at its June 18 meeting.

Jun 18, 2026

H. Dele Davies, MD

Board of Regents provides update on Nebraska Medicine governance

Resolution passed to work with Omaha Community Foundation with goal of admitting foundation as a governing member.

Jun 18, 2026

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine dual logo sign

Regents approve 2026-27 operating budget, including tuition increase

Pending joint accreditation of UNMC, UNL also highlighted at June 18 meeting.

Jun 18, 2026

Varner Hall

Students, alum team up for campus AI workshop

The Artificial Intelligence in Basic Research and Drug Development brought together trainees, faculty and industry experts.

Jun 18, 2026

Sterlena Taylor, PhD, head of the innovation lab at Novartis, gave the keynote address at the "Artificial Intelligence in Basic Research and Drug Development" workshop, held April 28-29.