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Scottsbluff nursing students hold Teddy Bear clinic

Nursing student Codie Archibald, pictured at right, assesses the health of a child’s Teddy Bear. She was one of several students and a faculty member from the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division who exposed elementary school-aged children to the profession of nursing and the importance of good health. The Scottsbluff Zoo’s Riverside Discovery Center hosted the clinic event to provide health assessments on children’s stuffed animals. Education also included a healthy diet station where children learned about how the zoo feeds its animals.

Make UNMC startup the ‘Buzz of BIO’
ProTransit Nanotherapy, an Omaha startup based on technology and innovation developed at UNMC, has the opportunity to gain international exposure if it gains enough votes in an online contest. BIO, one of the world’s largest international biotechnology conferences, is hosting the “Buzz of BIO,” where the company receiving the most votes will win the rare opportunity to deliver a company presentation to industry leaders at the next BIO convention, to be held in Philadelphia on June 15-18. A company presentation at BIO would provide ProTransit Nanotherapy unique access to the international biotech community at the conference and the opportunity to generate additional partnering meetings with the world’s largest biomedical firms. The presentation also will be promoted through BIO’s website and printed promotional pieces. To vote, click here and select ProTransit Nanotherapy in the “Technologies of Tomorrow” category (companies are listed alphabetically). Anyone can vote once per day-once for each email address-until polling closes at 4 p.m. on April 21.

Film screening of ‘The Hunting Ground’ canceled
The “Hunting Ground” documentary screening planned for Wednesday, April 22, has been canceled due to unforeseen issues. The film may be rescheduled in September.