John Keenan
LiveGreen: Earth Week lineup announced for April 24-28
Personal electronic recycling, paper shredding and Re-Purpose It Contest return.
Mar 14, 2017
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Speaker explores how art, sports and entertainment shape national identity
Shannon Perich of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History will speak on campus March 22.
Mar 14, 2017
![Speaker Shannon Perich with image of Linus Pauling](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Perich0314.jpg)
Nephrologists return to Vietnam after visit
Physicians from St. Paul Hospital in Hanoi spent two months at med center.
Mar 13, 2017
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Changes coming for EVS services
All employees will soon be asked to take their trash and recyclables to a main waste and recycling receptacle.
Mar 13, 2017
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Dr. Fingeret to speak on thyroid nodules and cancer
Abbey Fingeret, M.D., will lead the discussion at the March 21 Olson Center Brown Bag event.
Mar 13, 2017
![Abbey Fingeret, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fingeret0223-e1679594474513.jpg)
Posters highlight Enhanced Medical Education Tracks
Presentation will be March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Truhlsen Events Center.
Mar 13, 2017
![Gary Beck Dallaghan, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Beck0313.jpg)
Library seeks volunteers for website study
Study will identify new ways for the library to develop and organize information on website.
Mar 10, 2017
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UNMC faculty named Rural Future Institute Fellows
College of Public Health’s Athena Ramos and College of Allied Health Professions’ Greg Karst, Ph.D., join new program.
Mar 10, 2017
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Bioprinting topic of Tuesday’s Omaha Science Cafe
Discussion will focus on enabling technology for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Mar 10, 2017
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![Calysta Trevino (left), an eighth grader from Alliance Middle School, talks to science fair judge, Katie Juarez, ESU #13 teacher, VALTS- Valley Alternative Learning Transitioning School. Trevino was one of more than 40 middle and high school students from the Panhandle who competed in the second annual Nebraska Panhandle Area Health Education Center (NP-AHEC) and Nebraska Junior Academy of Science (NJAS) Combined Regional Science Fair in Scottsbluff on March 1. One of the organizers, Wendy Wells, UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division instructor and education coordinator of the NP-AHEC, said science projects were judged on scientific method, communication skills and personal growth. Participants competed to earn a trip to Lincoln in April for the State NJAS competition and, for eighth graders only, a trip to UNMC in June for the Health/Science Meet. The event is sponsored by the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, ESU #13, NP-AHEC and the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Student0310.jpg)