Diversity
From the DEI Office: SHPEP’s successful summer
Summer Health Professions Education Program students returned to campus in person for the 2022 program.
Aug 30, 2022
Anece McCloud to give author talk Sept. 16
McCloud, UNMC’s first director of minority affairs, wrote “Seeking Personal Validation: The Life and Times of an African American, Female, Academic.”
Aug 29, 2022
CultureFest 2022 postponed until a later date
UNMC’s annual celebration of culture, inclusion and diversity had been scheduled for Aug. 26.
Aug 22, 2022
UNMC’s CultureFest 2022 will celebrate Nebraska
The annual event will be Aug. 26 from noon to 2 p.m.at the Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza.
Aug 9, 2022
From the DEI office: Students share thoughts on community engagement
It’s important ‘to be intentional about interactions with surrounding communities.’
Aug 2, 2022
UNMC project launches novel tribal collaboration
As tribes and tribal communities set health education priorities, the UNMC Nebraska HEALING Project will offer expertise and grants up to $4,000.
Aug 2, 2022
LGBTQ+ Employee Alliance welcomes new leadership
Kari Zelenka of Nebraska Medicine is the new president of the med center’s LGBTQ+ Employee Alliance, and Meg Ryan of UNMC is vice president.
Jul 22, 2022
Med center turns out strong and proud for parade
Organizers estimated that about 150 people from the med center marched in the July 16 Heartland Pride Parade.
Jul 20, 2022
Soccer star’s visit draws families to vaccination clinic
Mexico’s Luis ‘El Matador’ Hernandez visited Omaha to take part in a UNMC/Nebraska Medicine vaccination event at Omaha South High School.
Jul 8, 2022
Shirley Delair, MD, chats with ‘Department DEI Champion’ Quan Ly, MD, of the UNMC Department of Surgery and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
Jul 6, 2022