Inside UNMC
UNMC designated as a WHO Collaborating Center
The prestigious distinction places UNMC among a select group of institutions helping shape the world’s response to emerging health threats.
May 11, 2026
Dr. Davies’ all-campus forum is today
Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, will talk with biocontainment and quarantine unit leaders, along with UNMC Student Senate leaders.
May 11, 2026
Cruise ship passengers arrive at National Quarantine Unit
The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit has been activated, as one of the U.S. citizens who were aboard a cruise ship associated with a hantavirus outbreak tested positive.
May 11, 2026
Nebraska Medicine/UNMC asked to monitor U.S. citizens from cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
The National Quarantine Unit, located at UNMC, is the only federally funded quarantine unit in the United States.
May 10, 2026
New dentistry leaders appointed heading into next academic year
The new appointments for Amy Killeen, DDS; Julie Marshall, DDS; Upoma Guha; and Nancy Adams, PhD, are effective July 1.
May 10, 2026
UNMC establishes Office for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Retired Air Force Col. Lee Williames, MD, named to lead new office focused on civilian-military medical integration.
May 8, 2026
Pamela May-Weeks, PhD, receives 2026 Kinman-Oldfield Award
Dr. May-Weeks, an associate professor of neurological sciences, was recognized for her research involving Alzheimer’s and HIV.
May 8, 2026
UNMC medical student selected for global health media fellowship
Omar Ceesay will spend a semester at Stanford University’s journalism program before interning at CNN.
May 8, 2026
Interim Chancellor Davies named priority candidate in UNMC chancellor search
Dr. Davies has served as UNMC’s interim chancellor since 2024.
May 6, 2026
Faltin to serve as new director of UNMC Office of Graduate Studies
Andrew Faltin, JD, returns to UNMC, excited about improving the student experience and supporting graduate students in their work.
May 6, 2026