Outreach

Alumni Spotlight: Jon Asbjörnson, DDS

For Dr. Asbjörnson, service to others is a family tradition.

Aug 27, 2025

Jon Asbjörnson, DDS

Summer outreach: Volunteers aid community

College students, alums and faculty attended outreach events throughout Nebraska this summer.

Aug 27, 2025

UNMC College of Dentistry incoming students and alums, as well as University of Nebraska-Lincoln pre-dental students, lent a hand at the Steve Utrecht Memorial Clinic.

Mission trip a rewarding experience for students

As tradition nears 30 years, the volunteer work continues to leave its impact.

Aug 27, 2025

Dental student Carolina Biran works with a patient during a 2025 UNMC College of Dentistry mission trip.

Volunteers prepare for next Veterans Mission of Mercy event

Nebraska Veterans Mission of Mercy event will pull volunteers from around the state to Yutan.

Aug 27, 2025

Jim Jenkins, DDS, and Jaimee Shropshire

UNMC announces new office aimed at health workforce

The new Office of Health Workforce Initiatives will be led by Kyle Meyer, PhD, serving as associate vice chancellor for health workforce initiatives.

Aug 27, 2025

Kyle Meyer, PhD

UNMC hosts ambassador, delegation from Uganda

The visitors met with UNMC leadership and health security experts and toured the Davis Global Center.

Aug 19, 2025

The visiting delegation from Uganda participated in a demonstration of UNMC's ISTARI portable patient care isolation technology.

Nebraska AHEC announces 2025 graduates

The program based at UNMC prepares health professions students to serve in rural and urban underserved areas.

Aug 15, 2025

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UNMC, NETEC participate in ‘Tranquil Passport’

The exercise, which involved more than 50 organizations, tested procedures for safely transporting infectious disease patients.

Aug 14, 2025

The training exercise, called Tranquil Passport, evaluated transportation plans, processes and procedures while utilizing the new Portable Biocontainment Unit.

Drone fly along offers Kearney construction tour

As UNMC programs expand in Kearney, the Health Science Education Center II is set to open in early 2026.

Aug 6, 2025

Construction on the 110,000-square-foot Health Science Education Center II in Kearney is progressing toward an early 2026 opening.

Remembering Phil Smith, MD, Nebraska’s father of biopreparedness

Dr. Smith leaves a legacy in establishing UNMC and Nebraska Medicine at the global front in fighting infectious diseases. 

Jul 25, 2025

Phil Smith, MD, 1946-2025