Outreach

‘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.

Sarpy County, UNMC to team on forensic psychiatry fellowship

The fellowship, which will begin in 2026, will improve outcomes where legal and mental health concerns meet.

Jun 25, 2025

From left, Howard Liu, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry; Kimberly Clawson, MD, founding forensic psychiatry fellowship director, UNMC Department of Psychiatry; Tom Dargy, Sarpy County assistant county administrator; and Jo Martin, Sarpy County corrections director

UNMC Connect: Clinic gives veterans reason to smile

UNMC’s College of Dentistry serves eligible Nebraska veterans through donor-funded program.

Jun 18, 2025

For nearly four decades, Navy veteran Ronald Catt has received dental care at the UNMC College of Dentistry.

UNMC cancer experts offering public education series

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is partnering with UNL’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to offer courses geared toward the general public.

Jun 17, 2025

Joyce Solheim, PhD

UNMC dentistry back on the road with dental caravan

The UNMC College of Dentistry’s outreach caravan ran from May 12-15 to connect with alumni across the state.

Jun 13, 2025

M.W. “Dub” Vogt, DDS

New portable unit boosts UNMC’s biocontainment response

The unit, which UNMC received in April, is the first of its kind and can be deployed in the fight against highly infectious diseases.

Jun 13, 2025

Staff from the Global Center for Health Security greeted the Portable Biocontainment Unit upon its delivery to the UNMC Omaha campus.

Tornado surveys provide insight on recovery, preparedness

More than 50 volunteers deployed back into areas affected by the 2024 tornado outbreak in Douglas and Washington Counties.

Jun 11, 2025

Kristina Kintziger, PhD, speaks with volunteers involved in the May survey of Douglas and Washington County communities impacted by the 2024 Arbor Day tornado outbreak.