Outreach

‘Full circle’ moment as SHPEP program ends

This summer’s Summer Health Professions Education Program cohort was the last, but UNMC pathway initiatives remain strong.

Aug 6, 2026

This summer’s SHPEP staff and scholar cohort included (back row from left) Lazaro Adame-Lopez, Miranda Gomez and Stephanie Vuong; (front row from left) Abhisri Narayanan, Kayla Boateng; UNMC program manager Sonja Tutsch-Bryant, PhD; and Aly Al Sharief.

MMI cooking camp teaches independence, real-life skills

The camp is hosted by the MMI Department of Occupational Therapy.

Aug 4, 2026

Logan Hansen, right, flips a pancake during cooking camp at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Candidate Patrick Leahy tours UNMC

Leahy visited the Davis Global Center and the Nebraska Medicine Emergency Department.

Aug 3, 2026

Candidate Patrick Leahy toured UNMC on July 22.

The work behind the welcome

For six weeks, hundreds of colleagues worked together to make a complicated situation feel ordinary.

Jul 31, 2026

The Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center, home of the National Quarantine Unit

Camp Munroe veterans return for ‘Wildlife Encounters’

The visit by the Nebraska nonprofit is always a highlight for MMI summer campers.

Jul 29, 2026

A camper pets Ella, a baby kangaroo, as she is held by Kip Smith of Wildlife Encounters of Nebraska.

Registration open for 2026 Midwest Radiation Oncology Symposium

The event will be held Aug. 21-22 at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, with a virtual attendance option.

Jul 29, 2026

Stylized light blue illustration of an MRI machine

UNMC College of Public Health marks 20-year milestone

Dean: College is ‘committing ourselves to the next generation of health challenges.’

Jul 28, 2026

The UNMC College of Public Health Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health building on the left with Fletcher Benton's

Abbey Lowe, PhD, selected to serve as NATO expert

Dr. Lowe is an expert in the intersection of ethics, health policy and health security, and will advise NATO in those areas.

Jul 23, 2026

Abigail Lowe, PhD

Dentistry’s Dr. Bennett visits Offutt for presentation

Greg Bennett, DMD, executive associate dean at the college, visited with Advanced Education in General Dentistry residents.

Jul 22, 2026

Gregory Bennett, DMD

25 years building a stronger rural health workforce

The Nebraska Area Health Education Center marks its 25th anniversary this year and its commitment to rural Nebraska.

Jul 17, 2026

Jeffrey Harrison, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine and director of the Nebraska AHEC program
F lCp HqM cx bl jYx