Jeffrey Robb
UNMC 2023 Scientist Laureate: Michele Balas, PhD
‘The thing that makes me the happiest is that a nurse is getting recognized with this award, and that people will start thinking of nursing as a science.’
Nov 9, 2023
![Michele Balas, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/09_20_2023_MicheleBalas019-900x600.jpg)
Reminder: Attend today’s all-campus forum in-person, online
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will be joined by Vice Chancellor Anne Barnes and Associate Vice Chancellor Jane Meza, PhD.
Nov 9, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, Anne Barnes, UNMC’s vice chancellor for business, finance and business development, and Jane Meza, PhD, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and associate vice chancellor for global affairs and strategic planning](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GoldBarnesMeza110323.jpg)
Seminar series highlights links between environment, human health
The UNMC College of Public Health’s Water, Climate and Health Program is hosting its second annual series.
Nov 9, 2023
![Rachel Lookadoo, JD, and Jesse Bell, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LookadooBell110923-900x600.jpg)
Med center can bike into fall with free B-Cycle pass
With a pass, users have access to Heartland B-Cycle’s 400 electric-assist bikes and 80-plus stations.
Nov 9, 2023
![Lauren Klingemann](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LaurenKlingemann110923.jpg)
Panelists to discuss writing for wellness
Register in advance for the Nov. 16 event, which will be held in the Wigton Heritage Center and available virtually.
Nov 9, 2023
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Registration open for broomball, curling intramural leagues
Sign up by Monday, Nov. 20, for UNMC’s winter intramural sports.
Nov 9, 2023
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Young adults with prediabetes triple their risk of stroke by using tobacco
Nov 8, 2023
Community Service to Research: Carolyn T. Williamson
Williamson is a community leader in North Omaha who sits on numerous advisory boards for UNMC, including for the Child Health Research Institute.
Nov 8, 2023
![Carolyn T. Williamson](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CarolynWilliamson110823-900x600.jpg)
State RFP invites prevention programs, services on opioid use
UNMC has an opportunity to lead impactful projects that improve the health and well-being of Nebraskans.
Nov 8, 2023
![Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, department of pediatrics vice chair of research and executive director of the Child Health Research Institute, and Chris Kratochvil, MD, interim vice chancellor for external relations, both serve as coalition members on the Nebraska Opioid Settlement Remediation Advisory Committee.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AndersonBerryKratochvil110823-900x600.jpg)
NUFlex Benefits Enrollment reaches halfway point
Open enrollment will run through 5 p.m. CST on Friday, Nov. 17.
Nov 8, 2023
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