Community

Grant builds mental health support in central Nebraska town

A team from the UNMC College of Nursing is integrating services into a primary care clinic in Ravenna.

Mar 23, 2023

Pictured from left are Mollie Tate, Shelby Hostetler, Stephanie Burge, DNP, and Melissa Florell

Nebraska Science Festival to offer activities for all ages

The April festival, co-sponsored by UNMC and community partners, is bursting with science-related fun.

Mar 23, 2023

AstraZeneca grant funds breast health navigators

The UNMC program will serve Omaha women from underserved communities.

Mar 20, 2023

Juan Santamaria, MD, and Phyllis Mitchell-Butler

Cancer center hosts Andrew Peters painting exhibition

‘Andrew Peters: Moments of Discovery’ will be on display March 24 through Sept. 25.

Mar 20, 2023

"Ice Age Visitors," 2022, oil on canvas, by Andrew Peters

UNMC for the record, March 17, 2023

News items on a celebration of World Autism Day, a webinar on aging and results from a med center diaper drive.

Mar 16, 2023

MMI, UCP of Nebraska offer Tech Tools Library

The library contains modified toys, sensory aids, an array of adaptive switches and more.

Mar 14, 2023

An MMI therapist and her guest use a toy from the Tech Tools Library.

UNMC history: A founding family of psychiatry in Omaha

George Alexander Young Sr. and his son, Richard Hart Young, left an impression on the community.

Mar 14, 2023

George Alexander Young Sr. and Richard Hart Young

Meyer Foundation’s Walk & Roll ‘family’ sets new record

About 400 people, the most ever, turned out for the annual event, which raises funds for adult programs at MMI.

Mar 13, 2023

More than 400 community members gathered March 5 for the 19th annual Walk & Roll for Disabilities.

Step-Up Omaha will return to med center for summer 2023

Departments can step forward and host a summer student intern.

Mar 13, 2023

Sarah Gloden Carlson, JD, assistant vice chancellor and director for human resources for UNMC, at left, and Evelyn Grixby, UNMC’s Step-Up Omaha program coordinator, at right, with interns from UNMC's 2022 Step-Up Omaha intern class

Community service to research: Doris Lassiter

Lassiter, health ministry director with New Era Baptist State Convention, addresses racial, ethnic disparities.

Mar 7, 2023

Doris Lassiter