tighet@lopers.unk.edu Healthcare enrollment has grown by 15.5% since 2022, driven by the new UNK-UNMC Rural Health Education Building. This facility generates interest and offers students additional...

chingrens@lopers.unk.edu The University of Nebraska Medical Center and UNK will open the Rural Health Education Building in early 2026 for rural medical students at UNK. The expansion will add UNMC...

The landscape of UNK has continued changing over the summer with five construction projects underway. Students and staff can expect more temporary working spaces this school year as these projects continue. Calvin...

  ratliffl@lopers.unk.edu UNK offers two related yet different programs for health students to take: The Kearney Health Opportunities Program and the Health Science Explorers program. KHOP...

Nicole Kent grew up in a town of less than a thousand people and is now pursuing a career in rural medicine. The Benkelman native is an accomplished UNK alumni and current UNMC College of Medicine...

Beginning in January 2024, the UNMC College of Nursing - Kearney Division will start offering twice-yearly admissions.  This opportunity for nursing students to be admitted two times...

mcdonaldge@lopers.unk.edu COVID-19 tracing on campus is executed by UNK Student Health, the Public Health Center and trained UNMC students.  If a student is in contact with a positive case, the...