Press Release
Regents approve new Child Health Research Institute
Will strengthen 10-year affiliation between Children’s and UNMC and build research in four key areas
Jun 1, 2017
![John Sparks, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/JohnSparks.jpg)
Undergraduate students get taste of health professions school
Seventeen undergraduate students enrolled in either the Rural Health Opportunities Program or the Kearney Health Opportunities Program spent June 1-2 getting to know their future health professions professors and the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus during the annual RHOP/KHOP visit. The RHOP and KHOP programs are designed to address the special needs of rural […]
Jun 1, 2017
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New center highlights UNMC’s work in infectious diseases, biodefense research
Global Center for Health Security is approved unanimously by Board of Regents
Jun 1, 2017
![Jennifer Larsen, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/JenniferLarsen.jpg)
Camp Munroe celebrates 35th year on June 4
Camp provides fun opportunities for children with intellectual/developmental disabilities
May 31, 2017
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65 student graduate from UNMC High School Alliance
Sixty-five high school students from 12 metro-area school districts and 21 high schools graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s High School Alliance program on Thursday, May 24. A graduation ceremony and reception was held at the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education on the UNMC campus, where each student received a […]
May 31, 2017
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UNMC, UNL Extension offer 9 tractor safety courses to teens across Nebraska
The most common cause of agricultural-related death in Nebraska is overturned tractors and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
May 26, 2017
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Public invited to May 27 open house at Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
The facility, which opens to patients June 5, is the largest project ever for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine.
May 25, 2017
![The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FBCC2A_release_photo.jpg)
Munroe-Meyer Guild’s Garden Walk set for June 11
49th annual event will feature five gardens, including H.O.P.E. Garden
May 24, 2017
![The H.O.P.E. Garden is one of the featured gardens in this year's Garden Walk.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/HOPEGarden.jpg)
Biden: ‘I hope other institutions follow your lead’
Former vice president delivers keynote address at ribbon-cutting/dedication for Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
May 23, 2017
![Joe Biden escorts Pamela Buffett, the lead donor to the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, into the ribbon-cutting ceremony.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Biden2.jpg)
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center dedication to include former vice president
Joe Biden will serve as keynote speaker on May 23
May 19, 2017
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