Outreach

UNMC College of Dentistry holds special dental clinic for veterans

In July, the dentistry faculty held an engagement event in Omaha for veterans, offering free dental service.

Jul 25, 2025

The UNMC College of Dentistry held a veteran outreach day Friday July 11, Students working out of the adult dentistry clinic in the Durham Outpatient Center assessed and created care plans for five veterans with dental issues.

Public health, CS-CASH hold successful ag health and safety course

This year’s four-day Agricultural Health & Safety Course for Medical and Safety Professionals drew 96 participants.

Jul 24, 2025

This year's four-day Agricultural Health & Safety Course for Medical and Safety Professionals drew 96 participants, both in person and online.

‘Zoodemic’ app brings public health education to young learners

The app was developed by the UNMC College of Public Health and students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Jul 22, 2025

An image of the opening screen in the Zoodemic app

UNMC for the record, July 18, 2025

Awards for Melanie Menning, MD, and pharmacy preceptors and a note on fall textbooks.

Jul 18, 2025

Melanie Menning, MD

UNMC joins in collaboration with Picotte Center

The center on the Omaha Reservation honors the legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, partly through new health initiatives with a multidisciplinary team of providers.

Jul 11, 2025

Susan Le Flesche Picotte Center

BHECN hosts inaugural workforce partners conference

Seeing a need to convene behavioral health leaders, BHECN has scheduled a second conference for next April.

Jul 10, 2025

Marley Doyle, MD

‘There is tremendous interest and excitement’

The new UNMC health science education center in Kearney will provide health care training close to home for rural Nebraska.

Jul 8, 2025

The 110,000-square-foot Health Science Education Center II is under construction on the UNK campus. It’s scheduled to open early next year, allowing UNMC to expand its nursing and allied health programs in Kearney and offer new programs in medicine, pharmacy and public health.

BHECN’s ‘Nebraska Model’ featured at national conference

The American Psychiatric Association event aired a video highlighting BHECN’s model for transforming behavioral health workforce development.

Jul 7, 2025

A photo of BHECN staff members sitting around a table and listening intently

UNMC hosts visiting health delegation from Kenya

The visit was a follow up to a global health security summit in Kenya that UNMC co-convened in January.

Jul 7, 2025

A Kenyan health delegation visited the Davis Global Center, and part of the visit included a tour by UNMC's James Lawler, MD.

UNMC, Taiwan partners join in research collaboration

UNMC and National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University leaders signed a memorandum of understanding at a June 16 ceremony.

Jun 26, 2025

Howard Liu, MD, chair, UNMC Department of Psychiatry, Albert Yang, PhD, chairperson, NYCU School of Medicine, Jane Meza, PhD, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs, and Ken Bayles, PhD, UNMC vice chancellor for research, gathered on June 16 at Wittson Hall to sign a memorandum of understanding between UNMC and NYCU School of Medicine.