Education

The future of health care is being built in Nebraska

Project Health is not just a hospital. It’s a vision.

Feb 10, 2026

Animated images of a hospital room, classroom and lab.

Nominations due Feb. 27 for annual faculty awards

The UNMC Faculty Senate recognizes faculty for meritorious teaching, mentoring or service.

Feb 10, 2026

UNMC emblem

Exhibit explores history of citizens fighting lead poisoning

The display, produced by the National Library of Medicine, runs Feb. 9-March 21 at the McGoogan Health Sciences Library.

Feb 9, 2026

Promotional image that says This Lead is Killing Us, a History of Citizens Fighting Lead Poisoning in their Communities, Located on Level 6, McGoogan Library, Wittson Hall. With the web link www.nlm.nih.gov/thisleadiskillingus.

Faculty and postdoctoral reviewers needed

Faculty and postdoctoral scholars can help evaluate presentations at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum March 7.

Feb 5, 2026

A researcher looking at a glass slide of lab results

UNMC confers first Doctor of Medical Science degrees

The DMSc degree can be essential for some physician assistants to maintain clinical expertise and grow with standards.

Feb 5, 2026

Front, from left, Alicia Burns, DMSc, Darcy Jones, DMSc, Carissa Bowie, DMSc, Sam Dellinger, DMSc, Tamara Dietze, DMSc, Jasmin Butler, DMSc. Back, from left, Troy Cyr, DMSc, Michael Day, DMSc, Kyle Brown, DMSc, Elijah Geesaman, DMSc, Kurt Andree, DMSc.

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, named Varner Educator Laureate

Dr. Fingeret, an associate professor of surgical oncology who joined UNMC in 2016, called the recognition an extraordinary honor.

Feb 4, 2026

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD

UNMC expands nursing partnership with UNO

The agreement with the University of Nebraska at Omaha will streamline nursing admissions.

Feb 3, 2026

Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, and Melanie Bloom, PhD, dean of the UNO College of Arts and Sciences

MD-PhD scholar advances UNMC rheumatology research in Sweden

Nozima Aripova recently completed a rotation at the Karolinska Institute.

Feb 3, 2026

UNMC MD-PhD Program Scholar Nozima Aripova recently completed an external research rotation at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

Residency prep course readies med students for next step

The course, created in 2021, reinforces skills and builds confidence in graduating medical students.

Jan 29, 2026

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, and Jill Zabih, MD

Nursing climbs up rankings for its MSN program

The UNMC College of Nursing program ranked 41st in the U.S. News and World Report rankings of top online programs.

Jan 27, 2026

UNMC College of Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP