NOTE: This list is compiled well in advance of these events. Times and locations are subject to change. Please check UNMC Today calendar to insure you have the correct time and location.
April 4 – Chancellor’s Breakthrough Thinking Conference, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., CenturyLInk Center
April 5 – UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy will receive the University-Wide Departmental Teaching Award
April 5 – Author reading with poet Adrian Koesters, Ph.D., 5 p.m., McGoogan Library
April 6 –Thomas Rando, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University neuroscientist, will deliver the Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology at noon in Durham Research Center Auditorium. Dr. Rando’s research focus is to identify interventions that prolong a healthy lifespan.
April 10 – Richard B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., History of Medicine Lecture presented by Nancy Bristow, Ph.D., on the influenza epidemic of 1918
April 12 – Culture Fest
April 13 – Board of Regents campus visit at UNMC, 8 or 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 15 – 10th anniversary of Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation
April 16 – Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer's Research Award will be given
April 17 – UNMC all-campus forum with Dr. Gold, 9-10 a.m., Durham Research Center Auditorium
April 18 – Final day of Nebraska State Legislature session
April 19 – Open house for EON Reality Virtual Reality Innovation Academy, 5-7 p.m., Visualization Hub, Sorrell Center
April 19-28 – Nebraska Science Festival
–Student expo: April 19 – Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
–Keynote speaker: April 20 – ABC-TV Meteorologist Ginger Zee at Joslyn Art Museum
–Student expo: April 23-24 – Morrill Hall in Lincoln
–Student expo: April 27 – The Durham Museum
–Public expo: April 28 – The Durham Museum
April 19 or 26 (TBD) – UNO/UNMC Wellness Retreat for leadership
April 20 – Board of Regents visit UNMC, 8 or 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 21 – Lymphoma Walk, Mahoney State Park, 10 a.m.
April 24 – Annual Faculty Meeting, 4 p.m., DRC Auditorium
April 26 – iEXCEL ConnectED event connecting Omaha, Lincoln and Scottsbluff campuses simultaneously
April 28 – UNMC’s symphony sponsorship of Jurassic Park
April 30 – Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures luncheon to honor Drs. Ken Cowan and Alison Freifeld, Happy Hollow Club
May 1 – Central Administration Faculty Excellence Awards Luncheon, Joe Evans, Ph.D., professor and coordinator of Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), will receive the Innovation, Development and Engagement (IDEA) Award
May 5 – Commencement ceremonies, Omaha, 9 a.m. Baxter Arena
May 12 – American Heart Association Heart Walk
May 17 – The Olson Center for Women’s Health celebrates 25 years
June 1 – Board of Regents meeting
June 1-2 – Cattlemen’s Ball in Hebron, Neb. Headliner is Trace Adkins.
June 4 – Start for EON Reality Virtual Reality Innovation Academy, Williams Science Hall, 11-month course to obtain EON Reality certification. EON Reality is the world leader in virtual and augmented reality training.
June 20 – Health Professions Career Day
June 26-27 – Chancellor Gold community visit to Sidney, McCook, North Platte or Scottsbluff or Alliance
Aug. 1 – Board of Regents meeting
September 24-26 – National Modeling & Simulation Coalition National Meeting hosted by UNMC
Oct. 5 – Board of Regents meeting
Dec. 4 – Board of Regents meeting