Celebrate the opening of the Durham Research Center

The campus community is invited to the dedication ceremony for the Durham Research Center Thursday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the building.

An all-campus celebration will follow the dedication until 3 p.m. Refreshments and tours of the building’s first floor will be available. Jazz music will be provided until 1 p.m.

Short- and long-sleeved T-shirts (sizes S to XXL) will be available for purchase at $6 and $9, respectively. Individuals off campus may e-mail T-shirt orders to Megan Addy at maddy@unmc.edu. Commemorative calendar posters were designed featuring scientific images from five research areas. The posters will be available to employees at the celebration.

Broadcasting the dedication

Employees at UNMC’s off-campus sites also can view Thursday’s dedication ceremony live. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.unmc.edu/durham and archived for later viewing. It also will be broadcast live via satellite on NET 2, Channel 105 to the following sites:


  • University of Nebraska at Kearney — Communication Building, Room 241;
  • Scottsbluff — Panhandle Station, Room 201; and
  • Lincoln — UNMC College of Dentistry, Room 4.

Public open house Nov. 16
Employees are encouraged to bring their family and friends to the Durham Research Center on Sunday, Nov. 16, during a public open house of the first floor. Visitors will see first-hand the state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms and auditorium. The public open house is from 1 to 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served.