Outreach

Piper taking next step at UNMC med school in Kearney

After graduating from UNK in May as a pre-medical student, Elly Piper will stay in Kearney to attend medical school at UNMC.

Jun 5, 2026

Elly Piper is photographed next to the stethoscope sculpture "Healing," a replica of the original at UNMC's Omaha campus that has been installed in Kearney.

‘EDGE in Action’ highlights district’s innovation taking shape

Campaign highlights how the EDGE District already is generating real-world innovation impact.

Jun 3, 2026

EDGE in Action promotional graphic featuring the words From Projections to Practice: EDGE IN ACTION The people powering innovation, collaboration and growth. With images of nine EDGE District partners over a conceptual rendering of the district when it is fully built.

University of Nebraska Foundation: 90 years of impact

For nine decades, the foundation has worked to support the University of Nebraska System.

Jun 3, 2026

University of Nebraska Foundation employees participated in a Day of Service on each campus of the University of Nebraska on May 29, 2026. The volunteer event commemorated the 90th anniversary of the foundation, which was established on June 3, 1936. Here, a group of foundation employees makes Candygrams for the valets and environmental services staff at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine in Omaha.

UNMC, UNK celebrate opening of rural health education complex

Kearney facilities expand UNMC offerings in medicine, pharmacy, public health, nursing and allied health.

May 15, 2026

Ruth Scott and UNK Chancellor Emeritus Doug Kristensen, JD, stand in front of the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex.

Ceremony today to celebrate UNMC’s expansion in Kearney

The new Health Science Education Center II is part of the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex.

May 14, 2026

An exterior photo of the Health Science Education Center II building at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex on the UNMC Kearney campus.

Help boost UNMC’s community engagement efforts

By completing the UNMC Community Engagement Survey by Friday, faculty, staff, students and residents can help build on UNMC’s prestigious Carnegie classification.

May 14, 2026

UNMC emblem with the words

Scott Ehresman, MD, honored as 2026 Koefoot Award recipient

Dr. Ehresman was the inaugural recipient in 2005 and has continued to have a strong influence as an educator and mentor.

May 13, 2026

UNMC Department of Family Medicine Chair Dr. Jeff Harrison, Koefoot Award Winner Dr. Scott Ehresman and UNMC Department of Family Medicine Medical Student Education Director Dr. Mindy Lacey pose for a photo.

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

Lauren Sauer, PhD, and Jocelyn Herstein, PhD

UNMC College of Nursing continues building pathways to the profession

Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, signed the college’s latest memorandum of understanding with McCook Public Schools.

May 6, 2026

Lepaine Sharp McHenry, DNP, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing

Brake For Breakfast goes border to border

From Omaha to Scottsbluff, the annual event expanded the cancer prevention message.

Apr 29, 2026

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center's Brake for Breakfast 2026 expanded to offer cancer awareness and screening information at 10 communities across Nebraska.