Author: Amelia Stoltman
ALL CLEAR – McGoogan Library
UNMC Alert: Earlier today, UNMC received an emailed threat of a potential explosive device in McGoogan Health Sciences Library. The library was evacuated while the University of Nebraska Police and Public Safety Department (UNPPSD) and the Omaha Police Department (OPD) searched the building. The building was deemed safe at approximately 1:50 P.M. Normal […]
Jan 12, 2026
UNMC ALERT: Library Evacuation
UNMC Alert: McGoogan Library was evacuated due to a potential threat and is closed until 3PM due to law enforcement activity. Please avoid the area.
Jan 12, 2026
Interlibrary Loan Downtime – December 20-21
Written by: Heather Brown The interlibrary library loan request pages and article access may not be available during a planned maintenance by our vendor. Intermittent access may occur starting at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 20 and ending at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 21. The main service interruption is planned for the first several […]
Dec 18, 2025
Art, Care, and Collaboration at UNMC: The Work of Dr. Mark Gilbert and Dr. Virginia Aita
What can happen when a University of Nebraska at Omaha senior interested in the arts works in Special Collections and Archives at McGoogan Health Sciences Library? For student worker Grace Spaulding, it meant discovering a fascinating collaboration that shaped her capstone project. Below, Grace shares her journey from transcribing interviews to exploring historical medical illustrations—a […]
Nov 12, 2025
UNMC SHARING Clinics: Cultivating Compassion, Learning Through Service
Written by: Carrie Meyer The idea for a student-run free health clinic at UNMC emerged in the late 1990s, championed by then-students Sharon Stoolman, MD, and Christopher Connolly, MD. On September 10, 1997, with 80 UNMC students and 25 physicians, the SHARING Clinic opened at UNMC’s South Omaha location. Opening night, they treated 10 patients. Since then, SHARING clinics have expanded to four entirely student-led clinics and have treated thousands of patients. […]
Nov 6, 2025