Outreach

Sen. Quick tours college, discusses state’s dental needs

Nebraska State Sen. Dan Quick is a member of the Nebraska Health and Human Services Committee.

Feb 4, 2026

From left, Nebraska State Sen. Dan Quick and UNMC College of Dentistry Dean Gerard Kugel, DMD, PhD

Dr. Khan joins polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Public Health Dean Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, will serve on an advisory group convened by the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Feb 4, 2026

Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, dean of the UNMC College of Public Health

UNMC students bring blood-pressure screenings to North Omaha

UNMC’s Bridge to Care student organization provided the screenings and health education at a series of neighborhood barbershops.

Feb 4, 2026

At right, UNMC student Ashley Clegg, UNMC College of Medicine, takes a participant's blood pressure while working with Zoe Obamwonyi, UNMC College of Nursing.

UNMC’s AI in Health Conference welcomes submissions, attendees 

UNMC’s inaugural conference on the subject will be held April 21 at the Truhlsen Events Center.

Feb 2, 2026

Graphic with individual icons representing health care and the words AI in Health Conference

Nebraska Science Festival, public expo return for 2026

The monthlong festival, presented by UNMC, will run throughout April with a series of science and technology-related activities.

Jan 30, 2026

The NESciFest's Public Science Expo will be held at The Durham Museum on April 18.

Dr. Sellers looks to have impact at cancer center

Thomas Sellers, PhD, is deputy director of population science at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Jan 23, 2026

Thomas Sellers, PhD

Med center celebrates MLK with day of service

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine community joins with partners to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 22, 2026

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, joins members of the med center community during the 'MLK Day of Service.'

UNMC earns 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

Only seven academic medical centers nationally carry the mark of excellence.

Jan 13, 2026

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and Heidi Keeler, PhD, associate vice chancellor with the UNMC Office of Community Engagement

New grant strengthens street medicine efforts

The $1.4 million grant will enable UNMC and HEAL Omaha to work in collaboration serving more unhoused people with HIV.

Jan 8, 2026

The Specialty Care Center-HEAL Omaha street medicine collaboration team includes: Front row from left, Sara Bares, MD, and Jenn Davis, MD, both of the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine; Melissa Neuenfeldt, COO, HEAL Omaha; project director Nada Fadul, MD, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine; Samantha Jones, UNMC; Jennifer O’Neill, UNMC; Deanna Hansen, UNMC. Back row from left, Lance Burwell, UNMC; Dalton Nelsen, MD, CEO, HEAL Omaha and UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine, Emmanuel Essam Nkodo, MD, UNMC. Renae Furl, UNMC, Agustin Delgado Jimenez, UNMC. Not pictured are: Dan Cramer, UNMC; Nikki Regan, UNMC; Landon Schneider, UNMC; and UNMC student volunteers Jordan Ryner and Olivia Youngblood.

BHECN releases 2024-25 Legislative Report

The report, which is available online, explores the power of connection in behavioral health.

Jan 8, 2026

Marley Doyle, MD
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