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Hockey event to raise cancer awareness, funds for research
Husker Hockey, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln men’s hockey club, will host a cancer awareness night and jersey auction on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 4:30 p.m. when they host the Creighton University Bluejays. The game will be at the John Breslow Ice Hockey Center at 433 V St. in Lincoln. Tickets are $5 for adults and can be purchased at the door. Kids ages 12 and under will be admitted for free. A representative from the Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center will be in attendance to address the crowd between periods about the importance of cancer research. With many of the Husker Hockey players having been personally touched by cancer, the game is a chance to honor cancer patients and survivors. A former teammate, Zach Miller, died of leukemia in 2015.

Emergency Medicine research abstract wins award at national meeting
A research abstract tied to the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine received an award at the annual meeting of the National Association of EMS Physicians in San Diego earlier this month. The award was for the “Best Student/Resident/Fellow Presentation.” The project was titled, “Training in Prehospital Death Notifications Linked to Improved Provider Comfort and Preparation.”

Abraham Campos, M.D., a former emergency medicine resident at UNMC, was the lead investigator on the project. Dr. Campos is currently doing a fellowship in emergency medicine and will return to UNMC in July to become a full-time faculty member in emergency medicine. Eric Ernest, M.D., assistant professor, emergency medicine, also played a key role in the project.

Munroe-Meyer Institute honors excellence in 2017
The Munroe-Meyer Institute marked outstanding work by MMI faculty, clinicians and staff in 2017 with the Stand-Out Awards, announced earlier this month. Stand-Out Award recipients included:

• Nichole Rodriguez, Ph.D., outstanding educator;
• Amanda Zangillo, Ph.D., outstanding faculty clinician;
• Korey Stading, outstanding staff clinician;
• Anna Meador, outstanding support staff;
• Marne Iwand, outstanding community engagement;
• Max Kurz, Ph.D., outstanding researcher;
• Christy Williams, outstanding spirit.

McGoogan’s Schleicher honored with fellowship, elected to board
John Schleicher, associate professor at the McGoogan Library of Medicine, was recently named a Fellow of the Center for Great Plains Studies. Fellows come from any of the four campuses of the University of Nebraska system, with research focusing on the people and culture of the Great Plains.

In addition, Schleicher was recently elected chair of the board of Humanities Nebraska. Humanities Nebraska inspires and enriches personal and public life by offering opportunities to thoughtfully engage with history and culture.