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Regents approve air transport training facility at UNMC

The facility would extend programs offered by the US Air Force’s C-STARS Omaha Unit stationed at UNMC.

Apr 27, 2026

Image rendering of the IDAT facility. Courtesy Leo A Daly.

‘Unwavering dedication’: Diane Mack is UNMC’s Gold U winner

Mack, director of emergency management, will be honored today for her leadership and response to the Durham Research Center fire.

Apr 24, 2026

Diane Mack, UNMC’s director of emergency management

Charity Evans, MD, named inaugural Wright Professor

Thanks to the generosity of Ellen and Stavely Wright, the new professorship will support acute care surgery at UNMC.

Apr 23, 2026

Charity Evans, MD

Dr. Davies: ‘Our best work still lies in front of us’

During his annual faculty address, Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, promoted the med center’s shared mission and the importance of collaboration.

Apr 22, 2026

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, gives his annual address to UNMC faculty, titled “Moving Boldly Forward Together."

For the Greater Good starts at noon today

Events for this year’s 24-hour giving day for UNMC and Nebraska Medicine include the Chancellor’s Push-Up Challenge and two coffee trucks on campus.

Apr 22, 2026

Logo with the words UNMC / Nebraska Medicine For the Greater Good April 22-23, 2026

New mural provides eye-catching historical context

Images, QR code provide information on the UNMC College of Dentistry’s evolution.

Apr 22, 2026

Emily Gish, who spearheaded the project, in front of the new UNMC College of Dentistry mural, on display in the patient waiting area at the college

Dr. Davies updates campus happenings, new process initiative

Read about updates on the Better Processes Initiative, the budget, today’s UNMC AI in Health Conference and more.

Apr 21, 2026

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

Keith Olsen, PharmD, looks back fondly on his career

Dr. Olsen, former dean and a longtime faculty member in the UNMC College of Pharmacy, officially retired from UNMC.

Apr 21, 2026

Keith Olsen, PharmD

UNMC resident’s rotation in India proves eye-opening

Rachael Newton, MD, a general surgery resident at UNMC, served a four-week rotation in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Apr 21, 2026

At right, Rachael Newton, MD, a general surgery resident at UNMC, with Dr. Nisha Hariharan, a consultant and breast oncoplastic surgeon with Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital in Hyderabad.

Study suggests link between prenatal exposure to certain medications and increased autism risk

Research identifies commonly prescribed, sterol biosynthesis-inhibiting medications as potential contributors to neurodevelopmental vulnerability.

Apr 20, 2026

Corresponding author Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, dean and director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute, and lead author Eric Peeples, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Neonatology