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UNMC medical students from Phi Rho Sigma Medical Society presented a $2,000 check to representatives of the Munroe-Meyer Institute and the Scottish Rite Foundation Thursday. From left, speech therapist Korey Stading, medical student Lindsey Kendrick, speech therapist Leslie Van Winkle, medical student Sasha Kapil, speech therapist Beth Hughes, Micah Evans of the Scottish Rite Foundation of Omaha, and Amy Nordness, Ph.D., director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute's RiteCare Speech & Language Clinic, gathered for the presentation. Kendrick and Kapil, philanthropy co-chairs of the UNMC chapter of Phi Rho Sigma, are presenting a check for $2,000 to Evans to support services at the clinic. The funds, raised at a Sept. 27 golf scramble held by Phi Ro Sigma, will provide 20 sessions of speech and language therapy to clients of the clinic.

Lactation room closed in University Tower
The renovation of the Labor and Delivery Unit on the fourth floor of University Tower has forced the closure of the lactation room. Facilities Management & Planning is working to identify a new room, though the timeline is uncertain. Due to the secure nature of the Labor and Delivery Unit, the new room may be located in a different area to accommodate staff from other units and offices within University Tower. You can access this page to see the available lactation rooms on the UNMC campus. You may have to call ahead.

UNO hosts Harvard professor for discussion on placebo effect









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Ted Kaptchuk
The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) will be hosting Ted Kaptchuk, author/professor at Harvard Medical School and director of the Harvard-wide Program in Placebo Studies & Therapeutic Encounter for a November event. He will be speaking on “Placebo Effects in Medicine: Something from Nothing? Transforming the Art of Medicine into the Science of Care.” The event will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 2 in Rooms 230/231 of the UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, 6001 Dodge St. The event is free and open to the public.