Diversity
Activities set to mark Pride Month
The Pride on the Green event is June 21, and the Heartland Pride Parade is downtown on July 13.
Jun 17, 2024
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Community Wellness Collaborative: ‘They are here to help me’
When Thomas Contreras goes to the collaborative, he knows he’ll find help when it comes to behavioral health.
Jun 5, 2024
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Med center will celebrate Juneteenth
A Juneteeth Jubilee will be held on the holiday, June 19, inside the Truhlsen Campus Events Center.
Jun 4, 2024
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Presentation, panel discussion is May 13 for AAPI Heritage Month
Guest presenter Jian (Lily) Chen will discuss how stigma affects mental health among Asian American and Pacific Islander youth.
May 7, 2024
![Jian (Lily) Chen, executive director of the United Chinese Americans Youth Mental Health Collaborative WAVES (Wellness, Advocacy, Voices, Education, and Support)](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LilyChen050724.jpg)
Graduation celebrations begin this week
As graduation ceremonies get underway, the campus community is invited to graduation celebrations this week.
Apr 29, 2024
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ITEACH Awards honor contributions to student life
Students, student organizations, staff and faculty members were recognized at a ceremony April 17.
Apr 25, 2024
![As keynote speakers, Ashley Farrens, trauma program manager at Nebraska Medicine, and (at left) Charity Evans, MD, chief of the division of acute care surgery, shared their work with the hospital-based violence prevention programs Dusk to Dawn and ENCOMPASS Omaha.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iTEACHAwards042524-900x600.jpg)
Nebraska NHMA chapter named national Outstanding Chapter of the Year
Juan Santamaria, MD, says the award is a tremendous honor and reflects the hard work of Hispanic physicians at UNMC and in the Omaha area.
Apr 18, 2024
![Juan Santamaria, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JuanSantamaria041724-900x600.jpg)
Virtual Science Café to address Indigenous cancer research
UNMC’s Regina Idoate, PhD, and Aislinn Rookwood will lead the discussion.
Apr 15, 2024
![Regina Idoate, PhD, and Aislinn Rookwood](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IdoateRookwood041524-900x600.jpg)
UNMC, Creighton receive AAMC grant
Both universities will work with the AAMC Principles of Trustworthiness Toolkit in outreach to community partners in North Omaha.
Apr 3, 2024
![UNMC's Keyonna King, DrPH, and Creighton University's Scott Shipman, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/KingShipman040324.jpg)
Black History Month employee highlights: Evelyn Grixby
UNMC recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of our Black faculty and staff members.
Feb 27, 2024
![Evelyn Grixby](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EvelynGrixby022724-900x600.jpg)