Outreach

UNMC Dentistry using federal funds to address rural needs

UNMC College of Dentistry has been awarded Rural Health Transformation Program grant funding and is already at work on four aims.

Aug 11, 2026

Dean Gerry Kugel, DMD, PhD.

Kenya trip first effort of new dental student mission fund

A dedicated fund through the NU Foundation will help boost missions like this one led by a dentistry alum.

Aug 11, 2026

Dr. Hunter, left, an UNMC College of Dentistry alum, has made several mission trips to Kenya over the last few decades.

New UNMC urgent dental clinic serves need, saves costs

Emergency and off-hours services at the college’s Lincoln home will address healthcare shortages and free up the state’s medical ER departments.

Aug 11, 2026

A sign directs patients to the new urgent care dental clinic at the UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln.

Dr. Grimm takes health workforce leadership role

Brandon Grimm, PhD, is named assistant vice chancellor for the UNMC Office of Health Workforce Initiatives.

Aug 10, 2026

Brandon Grimm, PhD

Daylong ‘Mental Health First Aid’ training offered

Registration is open for trainings in September and October.

Aug 10, 2026

Info Graphic about Mental Health First Aid training

‘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.