Diversity
Med center honors the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The annual event included recognizing two Nebraska Medicine colleagues as unsung heroes.
Jan 16, 2024
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Today’s MLK Day event will be all virtual due to weather
Med center colleagues and the public can access the event online; pre-registration is no longer required.
Jan 15, 2024
![Walter Brooks](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WalterBrooks010324.jpg)
UNMC’s 2023 reflects another year of growth
Take a look back at some of the highlights from UNMC’s expansive work in 2023.
Jan 8, 2024
![Clockwise from top left, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Mayor Jean Stothert led the groundbreaking for the CORE Building, UNMC welcomed the NU Board of Regents to campus in October, med center leadership cut the ribbon on the Community Wellness Collaborative in the Highlander neighborhood, and UNMC students chose the Labs as UNMC's official mascot.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023YearInReview010524-900x600.jpg)
Med center’s MLK Day event scheduled for Jan. 15
The event, held in person and virtually, features speaker Walter Vincent Brooks and announcement of the Unsung Hero Award.
Jan 3, 2024
![Walter Vincent Brooks](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WalterBrooks010324.jpg)
UNMC for the record, Dec. 1, 2023
Items on the postdoctoral association, retirements, Diwali Night, a community cleanup and next week’s food vendors.
Dec 1, 2023
![Abdul Rouf Mir, a postdoctoral research associate in pathology/microbiology, was elected president of the UNMC Postdoctoral Association.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AbduRoufMir120123-900x600.jpg)
UNMC joins with Girls Inc. to showcase radiology field
More than a dozen teenagers joined a “Rad Girls” activity at the Davis Global Center.
Nov 29, 2023
![Radiology resident Liz Pruss, MD, left, served as a teacher and role model for visiting teenagers during a recent "Rad Girls" experiential educational event put on by the UNMC College of Medicine's Radiology Interest Group, UNMC's iEXCEL program and Girls Inc. Omaha.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GirlsIncRadNight112923-900x600.jpg)
Retired nursing professor writes book on Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
Nancy Waltman, PhD, wrote “Healer: Susan La Flesche Picotte” on the first Native American doctor in the U.S.
Nov 29, 2023
![Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD,](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Picotte111720-e1700588924853.jpg)
Speaker to address Native American health care’s history
Mayo Clinic physician Jonathan Baines, MD, PhD, will give a hybrid presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
Nov 27, 2023
![Jonathan Baines, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/JonathanBaines112723.jpg)
Nominations for Unsung Hero Award are open
The third annual award will be presented during the med center’s 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.
Nov 15, 2023
![Kristie Hayes, MD, recipient of the med center's 2023 Unsung Hero Award](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KristieHayes012023-900x600.jpg)
UNMC for the record, Nov. 10, 2023
Two award announcements, an ‘Eye-Scream’ event, an upcoming BHECN forum, a Center for Healthy Living special and food vendors.
Nov 10, 2023
![Skyler Maclean, P4 class president for the UNMC College of Pharmacy, and Joseph Vetro, PhD, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SkylerVetro111023-900x600.jpg)