UNO Aviation’s newest flight simulator, a Boeing 737, is flown by students Jonathan Corey and Hunter Pherson.

Learning to Fly

November 14, 2023

Gemma Ossi is on her way to becoming a professional pilot with the help of a new, privately funded addition at UNO’s Aviation Institute — a Boeing 737 jet simulator.

Chancellor Joanne Li speaks at UNO commencement.

The Identity of an Urban University

November 8, 2023

UNO Chancellor Joanne Li is passionate about Omaha, and her community-based vision for UNO helped inspire a landmark $19 million gift to the university from Barbara and Wally Weitz.

Giving day icons for One Day for UNK and Wear Black, Give Back.

Fall Giving Days Will Support UNK and UNO

September 6, 2023

Mark your calendars now for two opportunities this fall to support the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. One

Samuel Bak standing in his new gallery on the UNO campus.

Hope in the Darkness

May 26, 2023

Students are learning the art of moving forward through the work of Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak.

Alumnus Jim Young passes away after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer

April 1, 2014

University of Nebraska Foundation Trustee and University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumnus James R. Young passed away Feb. 15, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 61.

An idea “that will help people succeed”

April 1, 2014

“We want to help people succeed,” says UNO graduate student Rob LaMagna-Reiter. “And we believe we have a great idea to do that.”

Fire at UNO displaces students, destroys belongings

February 27, 2014

On Wednesday a two-alarm fire displaced 42 University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) students and severely damaged the residence hall they call home.

Students say the most grateful things

February 25, 2014

“If I could ever say anything, face to face, with the people who gave me the money to chase my dreams … it would be a very long handshake and possibly a hug,” says Parker Loghry, a Thompson Scholar at UNK. “I would just look them in the eye and say, ‘You have no idea.’”

Turkey on the 4th of July

February 25, 2014

Four University of Nebraska students had studied Turkey more than almost anyone else in the world their age. But then they spent a few weeks in that country last summer, and their textbooks opened wide. They walked inside.

Berkshire Hathaway investor invests in Omaha

February 25, 2014

Poverty. Science. Education. The arts. That’s where Dick Holland has put almost all of his money. “I feel there’s no point in leaving life without having done things for your fellow man.”

She loves computers. And it shows.

January 28, 2014

She’s fallen in love with IT. Information Technology. But three years ago, Katherine Slump, now a UNO freshman, had no idea what IT even was.

Former student-athlete’s gift provides Omaha men’s basketball team special opportunities

January 21, 2014

The Omaha Athletic Department is celebrating the largest private gift ever to its men’s basketball program by a former student-athlete this week.

Wife, mother, grateful scholarship recipient says thank you

January 9, 2014

UNO scholarship recipient Emily Sulzle’s days are crazy.

Gift from Omaha real estate developer benefits UNO students, elevates program

December 17, 2013

A name long associated with real estate development in Omaha now will be permanently affiliated with the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s College of Business Administration (CBA).

UNO Wolfpack helps son follow his dad

November 11, 2013

UNO sophomore DJ Carlson wants to be a navigator and have a long career in the Air Force. He’s a cadet in UNO’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 470, also known as “the Wolfpack.” Now the Wolfpack’s alumni group is helping DJ aim for the sky.

What do these former Huskers have in common?

November 1, 2013

Prince Amukamara and Jordan Larson have at least three things in common.

Measure your life by the difference
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Learning to Fly

The Identity of an Urban University

Fall Giving Days Will Support UNK and UNO

Hope in the Darkness

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Alumnus Jim Young passes away after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer

An idea “that will help people succeed”

Fire at UNO displaces students, destroys belongings

Students say the most grateful things

Turkey on the 4th of July

Berkshire Hathaway investor invests in Omaha

She loves computers. And it shows.

Former student-athlete’s gift provides Omaha men’s basketball team special opportunities

Wife, mother, grateful scholarship recipient says thank you

Gift from Omaha real estate developer benefits UNO students, elevates program

UNO Wolfpack helps son follow his dad

What do these former Huskers have in common?

Measure your life by the difference
you’ve made in someone else’s.

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UNO Points of Pride

Make a gift to the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Measure your life by the difference you’ve made in someone else’s.

Support the University of Nebraska

Measure your life by the difference
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