Office of Community Engagement

UNMC students to host blanket event for those in need

Blankets will be donated to groups such as Ronald McDonald House, Project Harmony, Embrace the Nations and others.

Nov 8, 2017

Students at a past blanket-making event.

Lecture offered insight into plight of refugees

Alana Schriver, refugee specialist for Omaha Public Schools, spoke last week on different cultural attitudes toward health care.

Nov 2, 2017

Alana Schriver gave an hour-long talk inside the Yanney Conference Room at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Oct. 24 to health care workers and students. The goal was to help us understand how resettled refugees view health care and how we can better serve them.

Time out with T.O. – A med center moment

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine physicians reach out to Girls Inc.

Aug 25, 2017

Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., a neonatologist at UNMC, shows Jayleesha Cooper how to resuscitate a tiny infant.

Dr. Keeler to lead Office of Community Engagement

Heidi Keeler, Ph.D., brings wide range of experience to her role as interim director.

Jul 10, 2017

Heidi Keeler, Ph.D.

UNMC students to provide health screenings to refugees

UNMC’s Bridge to Care, a student-led interprofessional organization focused on refugee health, is a co-sponsor of the event.

Jun 14, 2017

UNMC's Bridge to Care, a student-led interprofessional organization focused on refugee health, will conduct a health fair at Omaha's second annual World Refugee Day on June 24.

Dr. Gold hosts North Omaha outreach event

UNMC/UNO Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., looks to identify community needs, find ways to meet them.

May 30, 2017

Tim Clark, executive director of Love's Jazz & Arts Center, at left, meets with Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., chancellor of UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Lookin’ at U: Anita Lee

Office of Community Engagement staffer builds relationships with community leaders and explores opportunities for students and faculty collaborations.

May 25, 2017

Anita Lee

Student group educating Douglas County on STIs

UNMC’s Do juSTIce reaching out to high-risk populations.

May 17, 2017

Some of the members of Do juSTIce: Back row, from left, Ian Suiter and Jared Baxter; front row, from left, Bianca Christensen, Madeleine Wilson, Natasha Wilson and Katie Barta.

Exploring domestic violence in refugee communities

Schwartz Center Rounds event will be held Wednesday on campus.

Apr 18, 2017

Heidi Keeler, Ph.D., will moderate the event.

Students are winners at research conference

Annual College of Public Health Student Research Conference was held April 5.

Apr 14, 2017