Education

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.

Annual Medical Student Research Showcase set for today

The event will be from 8:30-11 a.m. at the Davis Global Center.

Aug 21, 2026

Night shot of the Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center take on Wedneday, February 1, 2023

Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD, honored with NU’s top teaching award

Dr. Duhachek-Stapelman was presented with the award at the Aug. 13th Board of Regents meeting.

Aug 19, 2026

Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD

Jane Meza, PhD, will hold campus forum on Aug. 24

Dr. Meza will speak to the UNMC community as she is considered for the permanent role of vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Aug 17, 2026

Jane Meza, PhD

UNMC faculty receive university’s most prestigious awards

Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD, received an Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award, and Benson Edagwa, PhD, received the Faculty IP Innovation and Commercialization Award.

Aug 12, 2026

Benson Edagwa, PhD, left, and Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD

Dr. Hamill named director of UNMC Office of Graduate Studies 

A self-described systems builder, Bridget Hamill, PhD, began the role July 6.

Aug 11, 2026

Bridget Hamill, PhD

Dr. Grimm takes health workforce leadership role

Brandon Grimm, PhD, is named assistant vice chancellor for the UNMC Office of Health Workforce Initiatives.

Aug 10, 2026

Brandon Grimm, PhD

Daylong ‘Mental Health First Aid’ training offered

Registration is open for trainings in September and October.

Aug 10, 2026

Info Graphic about Mental Health First Aid training