Student News
Minimal tuition increases highlight lean 2019-20 university budget
Proposed budget will be considered by Board of Regents at June 28 meeting.
Jun 24, 2019
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UNMC holds groundbreaking ceremony for Wigton Heritage Center
Facility will celebrate/memorialize UNMC’s history, while serving as a campus welcome center
Jun 24, 2019
![Here's a rendering of the front entrance to the Wigton Heritage Center.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WigtonH0403.jpg)
UNMC ranked as top university in Nebraska for job placement of graduates
Ranked No. 10 for the entire country among universities/colleges
Jun 21, 2019
![Students at UNMC have nearly a 95% chance of landing a job after they graduate.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Students.jpg)
Class of 2019 residents and fellows celebrate graduation
The event recognized the graduation of 12 Department of Anesthesiology residents and nine fellows.
Jun 4, 2019
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Long-time international partner visits UNMC
A delegation from the China Scholarship Council visits UNMC for meetings with students, faculty and staff.
Jun 3, 2019
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Department members make significant contribution to SCA Annual Meeting
The 13 attending department members held roles in 10 scientific sessions and presented six abstracts on department work.
May 28, 2019
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International expert in autism to head MMI’s integrated autism center
Courtney Burnette, Ph.D., to join UNMC after nine years at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Mar 18, 2019
![Courtney Burnette, Ph.D., has been named director of the integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (iCASD) at UNMC's Munroe-Meyer Institute.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Burnette3.jpg)
Ten residents comprise the Department of Anesthesiology’s resident class of 2023.
Mar 15, 2019
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UNMC grad student selected as Early-career Hill Day participant
Will meet today with members of Congress to provide input on importance of research funding
Feb 28, 2019
![Kimiko Krieger](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kimiko11.jpg)
Nebraska Science Festival launches essay contest
Entries due March 15 with focus on robots
Feb 14, 2019
![Winners of the essay contest will get the chance to meet Grant Imahara, the keynote speaker on April 5 for the Nebraska Science Festival. Imahara is an expert on electronics and robots and appears on the Discovery Channel's "Mythbusters."](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imahara_photo.jpg)