Education

College makes several leadership appointments

Several dentistry faculty have been named to prominent positions in the college within the last few months.

Sep 3, 2026

The UNMC College of Dentistry Building at East Campus in Lincoln.

Grant will expand nutrition, fitness program for children

Rural Health Transformation Program funding boosts UNMC efforts to educate young Nebraskans.

Sep 3, 2026

Kate Heelan, PhD

UNMC’s role in national biodefense preparedness grows

Groundbreaking for new Infectious Disease Air Transport training facility set for Sept. 4.

Aug 31, 2026

A rendering of the Infectious Disease Air Transport (IDAT) training facility (Courtesy Leo A. Daly)

Students begin UNMC dental careers with white coats

UNMC dentistry and dental hygiene students started their first years with the symbolic ceremony.

Aug 28, 2026

UNMC College of Dentistry Dean Gerry Kugel, DMD, PhD, left, congratulated new students at the 2026 White Coat Ceremony.

2025-26 INBRE Scholars honored at research event

Ten undergraduate students from six Nebraska universities received Richard Holland Future Scientist Awards.

Aug 27, 2026

Oral presentation winners, from left: Abigail Keating, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Maddie Witchger, Creighton University; Kaleigh Williamson, UNO; Jenna Box, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and Orion Ulmer from Doane University.

INBRE scholar first to team with CS-CASH

Ashley Texel’s poster on agricultural injuries and fatalities among minors was honored by faculty, students judges.

Aug 27, 2026

From left, mentor Ellen Duysen and scholar Ashley Texel in front of Texel's poster at the annual INBRE Research Conference

2025 Turpen Award: Brigid Toomey

University of Nebraska-Lincoln grad Toomey will be attending Washington University to study cancer biology.

Aug 27, 2026

Brigid Toomey

2026 Turpen Award: Hannah Pflum

Creighton grad Pflum will study microbiology, immunology and cancer biology at the University of Minnesota.

Aug 27, 2026

From left INBRE PI Paul Sorgen PhD, Hannah Pflum, 2026 Turpen Award winner, and Juliane Soukup Strauss, PhD, of Creighton University

Drs. Hetland, Buchanan named AAN fellows

Program represents nursing’s ‘most accomplished leaders’ in policy, research, administration, practice and academia.

Aug 27, 2026

From left, Lynn Buchanan, PhD, and Breanna Hetland, PhD

InnovatED Symposium on Oct. 1 to offer innovative education ideas

Registration is open for the fourth annual InnovatED Symposium on Oct. 1.

Aug 25, 2026

Jane Meza, PhD, speaks at a podium during the third annual InnovatED Symposium on Sept. 30, 2025, in the Truhlsen Event Center.