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UNMC's McElroy speaks on challenges personal and professional on podcast

Emily McElroy, dean of the UNMC McGoogan Health Sciences Library, recently wrote an article for UNMC Today about her experiences with depression and mental health challenges. This week, on the podcast "Lives, " she talks about the impacts on her life and work. Dean McElroy also talks about the brand new Wigton Heritage Center and its many fascinating exhibits, and how she and her team are giving life to the library’s mission of connecting the past, informing the present and building the future. Listen to the podcast.

College of Nursing on hand at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island

Claire Raabe, UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division student, takes Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts' blood pressure.

Fifty-eight students from the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney and Lincoln divisions provided more than 1,000 blood pressure screenings and more than 450 skin cancer screenings during the recent three-day Husker Harvest Days event in Grand Island.

In addition, some visitors stopped by the nursing booth to test out a game with virtual reality headsets that allowed users to drive around a virtual farm on a tractor and complete objectives while trying to avoid a rollover. The game is part of an agricultural grant the UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln and Kearney divisions are working on with a University of Nebraska-Lincoln computer science and engineering senior design team. The grant was funded by Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at the UNMC College of Public Health, to develop a virtual reality game that will simulate tractor driving and teach users how to operate farming vehicles safely.

Food trucks on campus next week

Next week, the medical center community again will be able to grab lunch from a food truck on campus. 

A different food truck will be on campus from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. north of the UNMC Ice Rink. The schedule for the week of Sept. 20 is as follows: 

• Monday, Sept. 27 – ZEMOGS (Mexican food)
• Tuesday, Sept. 28 – Burning Bridges (burgers, sandwiches, chicken)
• Wednesday, Sept. 29 – No vendor
• Thursday, Sept. 30 – ZEMOGS
• Friday, Oct. 1 – Street Eats (burgers, wraps and salads)

Food trucks (and menus) are subject to change.

O’Connor receives Career Achievement Award from Omaha Press Club

A longtime UNMC communications professional, Tom O’Connor, received the 2021 Career Achievement Award from the Omaha Press Club on Sept 19. O’Connor retired in 2020 after working at UNMC for 32 years. He was senior associate director for UNMC Strategic Communications.