Inside UNMC

UNMC student leaders get inside look at new residence hall

With the building due to open for next school year, UNMC’s student president says students ‘will be lining up’ for a spot.

Dec 12, 2025

Participating in the residence hall tour are, from left, Jane Meza, PhD, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs, UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, Connor Aylor, UNMC Student Senate vice president, and UNMC Student President Brock Calamari.

Public safety updating alert crawler with new look, sound

The new system allows colleagues to be alerted on their corporate computer anywhere they have internet access.

Dec 12, 2025

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Jessica Downes, PharmD, named pharmacy practice vice chair

Dr. Downes, a clinical associate professor within the department, has been on faculty at UNMC for nearly a dozen years.

Dec 11, 2025

Jessica Downes, PharmD

December all-campus forum is Dec. 16

Dr. Davies will speak with Jon Watts, of the NU System, and UNMC College of Dentistry Dean Gerard Kugel, DMD, PhD.

Dec 10, 2025

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

Committee named in search for next allied health professions dean

Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, will chair the group of leaders and stakeholders from on and off UNMC’s campuses.

Dec 9, 2025

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and UNMC College of Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, who will chair the search committee

New faculty spotlight: Nicholas Jesse, MD

Dr. Jesse is an assistant professor with the UNMC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dec 9, 2025

Nicholas Jesse, MD

Draft visits UNMC on mission to turn loss into purpose

Chris Draft, whose wife died from lung cancer, brought his message of advocacy to the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Dec 8, 2025

Former NFL linebacker and lung cancer advocate Christopher Draft and Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

New faculty spotlight: Simran Elder, MD

Dr. Elder is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Oncology and Hematology.

Dec 8, 2025

Simran Elder, MD

New faculty spotlight: Morgan Beebe, MD

Dr. Beebe is an assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology with the UNMC Department of Pediatrics.

Dec 5, 2025

Morgan Beebe, MD

New faculty spotlight: Jacqueline Dauch, MD

Dr. Dauch is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Transplant Surgery.

Dec 4, 2025

Jacqueline Dauch, MD