Kelsey Kirk UNMC strategic communications
UNMC co-sponsoring Latina Red Dress event this Saturday
Juan Santamaria, MD, is the keynote speaker at the event offering health education, with a focus on cancer, for Latina women.
Feb 9, 2024
![Juan Santamaria, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Santamaria102720-e1681832232921.jpg)
Jennifer Blackford, PhD, promoted to fellow in ACNP
Dr. Blackford’s promotion recognizes her important scientific contributions.
Feb 8, 2024
![Jennifer Blackford, PhD, director of research at the Munroe-Meyer Institute](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JenniferBlackford102023-900x600.jpg)
Hispanic Little Angels celebrates the holidays with families
The event was hosted by the Family Care Enhancement Project at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, along with other community partners.
Jan 26, 2024
![Kim Falk](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/KimFalk012624-900x600.jpg)
UNMC to host “living library” to spotlight women’s health
The University of Nebraska Medical Center McGoogan Health Sciences Library will hold a living library event where people are “living books” who share their unique experiences and inspiring stories in a small group setting through conversation. The “living books” are members of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine communities, as well as […]
Jan 25, 2024
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Registration open for 20th annual Walk and Roll for Disabilities
The Walk and Roll for Disabilities, a fundraiser hosted by the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities, helps to ensure adults with disabilities have recreational activities at their fingertips.
Jan 24, 2024
![Participants take a lap around Oakview Mall during the 2022 Walk and Roll for Disabilities.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WalkAndRoll020623-900x600.jpg)
Winter camp brings taste of summer to MMI
Two-week winter session offers shortened version of summer’s popular Camp Munroe.
Jan 19, 2024
![Staffers help a camper swim during winter camp at MMI. Campers also got to make crafts and snacks, and play games.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMIPool011824-900x600.jpg)
Jennifer Blackford, PhD, named chair of NIH study section
Dr. Blackford, the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s director of research, will chair the NIH behavioral neuroscience fellowship study section.
Jan 12, 2024
![Jennifer Blackford, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JenniferBlackford102023-900x600.jpg)
UNMC confers more than 400 degrees during winter commencement
Diplomas were conferred on more than 400 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Dec. 15. Addressing the graduates at the ceremony, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, said: “This day reminds me, and hopefully reminds all of you, that achievement of a goal, particularly a lifetime-defining goal, takes talent, it takes time, it takes […]
Jan 4, 2024
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Winter camp brings taste of summer to MMI
MMI’s winter camp, which runs five days a week for two weeks, serves more than 140 families.
Jan 3, 2024
![Staffers help a camper swim during winter camp at MMI. Campers also got to make crafts and snacks, and play games.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_6324-900x600.jpg)
Alice Shillingsburg joins UNMC chancellor on ‘Rural Health Matters’
Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, director of the integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at MMI, talked about autism spectrum disorder, particularly in rural America.
Dec 27, 2023
![Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, director of integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at MMI](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AliceShillingsburg040822.jpg)