Education

Nominations open for 2027 Impact in Education Awards

The awards are the highest education-related awards conferred by UNMC; nominations will close Aug. 9.

Jul 24, 2026

Varner Educator Laureates Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, for 2026, Shaun Grammer, DMSc, for 2025, and Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, for 2024

Register now for the Cancer Survivorship Conference

The conference, sponsored by UNMC and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will be held Sept. 4 at the Scott Conference Center.

Jul 24, 2026

University of Nebraska Medical Center- Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Drs. Ashford and Thiele receive award for teaching excellence

The Hirschmann Prize for Teaching Excellence is selected by the UNMC College of Medicine’s graduating class.

Jul 23, 2026

Allison Ashford, MD, and Geoffrey Thiele, PhD

Search underway for next graduate studies dean

The search committee will identify the best leader within NU to advance UNMC Graduate Studies’ mission and vision.

Jul 21, 2026

UNMC Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

Dr. Smallfield named new director of occupational therapy program

Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, who had served as interim director, is the second director in the program’s history.

Jul 21, 2026

Stacy Smallfield, DrOT

Register for the Pediatric Cancer Research Group Symposium

The symposium will be held Aug. 19 at the Truhlsen Campus Events Center.

Jul 21, 2026

A graphic image of cancer cells

Keynote speaker to discuss communication for researchers

Shaunda French-Collins, PhD, of Chadron State College, will discuss effective communication for scientists at the INBRE August Research event.

Jul 15, 2026

Shaunda French-Collins, PhD

New NE-INBRE Scholars announced

The NE-INBRE Scholars for this summer include both the class of 2026 and the class of 2025.

Jul 15, 2026

The NE-INBBRE 2026 cohort of INBRE Scholars

NE-INBRE partner profile: Bryan College of Health Sciences

In its second NE-INBRE year, Bryan College of Health Sciences has students at UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Jul 15, 2026

In its second NE-INBRE year, Bryan College of Health Sciences has students at UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

NE-INBRE Partner profile: Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska Wesleyan University has four students in this year’s program, as well as a participating faculty researcher.

Jul 15, 2026

Kaiden Aaronson of Nebraska Wesleyan University is working in the lab of Todd Wyatt, PhD, this summer.