Kent said the idea came after UNMC students talked to students at other NU campuses and realized UNMC was the only one without a mascot. Labs was chosen from nearly 50 ideas submitted.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center recently held ceremonies to signify the beginning of health careers for students in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk. The students are ...

The students are enrolled in programs for medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, the allied health professions and graduate studies. Students in many of the programs receive white coats.