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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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Finding a needle in a haystack

Charles Legon has been a campus security officer for 13 years and faces a daily struggle as he waits for a kidney transplant.

Aug 22, 2025

Charles Legon

Volunteers needed for #WeAreUNMC BBQ, involvement fair

The combined #WeAreUNMC BBQ and Student Involvement Fair is Wednesday, Aug. 27.

Aug 22, 2025

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Center for Healthy Living offers new wellness programs for fall

Programs are available for students, staff and members.

Aug 22, 2025

The Email the Center for Healthy Living

NU partners with TrueConfirm for employee verifications

TrueConfirm is a leading vendor specializing in employment and income verifications that employers receive from third parties.

Aug 22, 2025

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MMI’s Lego Camp teaches motor and social skills

This was the third Lego Camp, hosted by the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Department of Occupational Therapy.

Aug 21, 2025

George Robertson decorates a makeshift riverbank with Lego creations during the Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Occupational Therapy's Lego Camp.
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