Education

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.

iEXCEL earns five-year ACS-AEI reaccreditation 

The designation from the American College of Surgeons Comprehensive Accredited Education Institute marks a significant milestone for iEXCEL.

Jul 15, 2026

Fourth-year medical students take part in a surgery boot camp as a final prep before they move on to their residencies. Part of the two-week camp is working in the simulation labs at the Davis Global Center.

Registration ends soon for nursing’s pharmacology conference

The 31st annual Pharmacology Conference for Advanced Practice Providers will be held July 9-10, and registration closes July 1.

Jun 25, 2026

Marketing photo showing a thermometer, pills, a vial, syringes and a stethoscope