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Road work to begin Aug. 10 on 41st Street

Work is expected to last approximately one month.

Aug 5, 2026

traffic safety roadwork signs and light

MMI cooking camp teaches independence, real-life skills

The camp is hosted by the MMI Department of Occupational Therapy.

Aug 4, 2026

Logan Hansen, right, flips a pancake during cooking camp at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Candidate Patrick Leahy tours UNMC

Leahy visited the Davis Global Center and the Nebraska Medicine Emergency Department.

Aug 3, 2026

Candidate Patrick Leahy toured UNMC on July 22.

Candidate Taylor Royal tours UNMC

Royal, of Bennington, is running for Nebraska Legislative District 18.

Jul 29, 2026

Taylor Royal, left, talks with Jaime Boyko of iEXCEL during his tour.

Candidate Jess Goldoni visits UNMC

Goldoni toured the Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center housed at the Davis Global Center and the iEXCEL program.

Jul 27, 2026

Jess Goldoni toured the Davis Global Center with (at left) Jeff Kratz, UNMC's director of government relations, and the Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center with Dossy Felts, associate director of operations for the Global Center for Health Security.

Beatrice Community Hospital leaders tour med center

The guests visited with UNMC and Nebraska Medicine leaders and toured the Innovation Design Unit, among other stops.

Jul 17, 2026

In the med center's Innovation Design Unit, Chad Vokoun (at left), MD, chief and professor in the UNMC Division of Hospital Medicine, talks with leaders visiting from Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center. The guests were, from right, Rick Haraldson, CEO, Eric Trusty, senior executive for clinic services, and Steve Paulmeyer, MD, chief medical officer.

State Sen. Rick Holdcroft visits UNMC

Sen. Holdcroft toured iEXCEL program and Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center housed at the Davis Global Center.

Jul 16, 2026

Sen. Rick Holdcroft tours the iEXCEL program at the Davis Global Center.

Regents approve interim structure for Nebraska Medicine governance

Monday’s actions provide for a temporary structure, as Omaha Community Foundation joins the governance team.

Jun 30, 2026

A panoramic photo of the med center campus, featuring numerous campus buildings and a blue sky

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.

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.”