Education

Impact in Education: Russell Buzalko, PhD

Dr. Buzalko is with the Department of Pediatrics in the UNMC College of Medicine and Children’s Nebraska.

Mar 7, 2025

Russell Buzalko, PhD

Impact in Education: Leah Stade, OTD

Dr. Stade is an assistant professor in the Division of Occupational Therapy Education, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions.

Mar 6, 2025

Leah Stade, OTD

Latest ‘Graduate Posts’ offers updates from UNMC Graduate Studies

Interim dean Kendra Schmid, PhD, offers a message, and the newsletter offers features and updates for its winter 2025 issue.

Mar 5, 2025

Kendra Schmid, PhD

UNMC hosts OPS teachers to promote STEM education

The program was a collaborative effort between the UNMC College of Medicine, OPS and UNO’s Teacher Education Department.

Mar 4, 2025

UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha collaborated to host a professional development day for Omaha Public Schools health sciences teachers on Feb. 14. From left, Patty Hawkins, a teacher at Omaha Westview, Amanda Fricke, a teacher at Omaha North, and Crystal Andersen, a teacher at Omaha Northwest, collaborate on an activity in the medical terminology session.

UNMC to offer new dental/public health degree

The collaboration of the UNMC Colleges of Dentistry and Public Health will allow students to get dental and MPH degrees within four years.

Feb 25, 2025

Yun Saksena, DMD, associate dean for education at the UNMC College of Dentistry, and Nicole Kolm-Valdivia, PhD, assistant dean for academic affairs at the UNMC College of Public Health

Nominations due Feb. 28 for annual faculty awards

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

Feb 20, 2025

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Register now for heart, vascular research retreat

Attendees will learn about a range of basic, translational and clinical heart and vascular research, as well as shared research resources.

Feb 19, 2025

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New faces join UNMC Academic Affairs

Two new team members will be working to serve UNMC faculty, students and staff.

Feb 18, 2025

Gabby Jensen and Alexis Zgud

Dr. Mirnics appointed dean of Munroe-Meyer Institute

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, will become dean as well as director of the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Feb 13, 2025

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD

UNO, UNMC launch dual degree to equip future dentists with business skills

The collaborative effort will give dentists the skills they need to lead their own practices as demand for dentists increases.

Feb 10, 2025

Mammel Hall, home of the University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Business administration