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Nominate faculty for UNMC Impact in Education Awards
The awards recognize the dedication and ingenuity of UNMC educators; nominations close on Oct. 9.
Sep 21, 2023
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UNMC forms task force to explore impact of AI
The working group, which crosses the campus and key clinical partners, is a critical step in understanding AI’s benefits and minimizing the risks.
Sep 20, 2023
![Emily Glenn and Rachel Lookadoo, JD, co-chairs of the AI task force](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GlennLookadoo-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Joann Sweasy, expert in DNA repair, named cancer center director
Dr. Sweasy, an internationally recognized comprehensive cancer center director, will begin her new roles at the med center on Nov. 1.
Sep 19, 2023
![Joann Sweasy, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sweasy-900x600.jpg)
Grand opening of Community Wellness Collaborative is Sept. 27
A ribbon-cutting and open house are planned at the space, located in north Omaha’s Highlander neighborhood.
Sep 19, 2023
![The Community Wellness Collaborative at the Highlander when it was under construction](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CWCatHighlander071223.jpg)
Third-generation UNMC student embraces family ties to MMI
Jueliet Menolascino started medical school this fall in the MD/MPH dual degree program.
Sep 18, 2023
![Jueliet Menolascino is a third-generation UNMC student with family ties to the Munroe-Meyer Institute.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jueliet-Menolascino-900x600-1.jpg)
New research describes risks on vaping CBD among youth
Daisy Dai, PhD, led the national study, which published its results in JAMA Network Open.
Sep 14, 2023
![Daisy Dai, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HongyingDai072423-900x600.jpg)
Research hub under construction will bring together data, AI experts
The biomedical informatics and research lab will be housed on Eppley Science Hall’s sixth floor.
Sep 13, 2023
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UNMC’s Specialty Care Clinic part of ‘landmark’ HIV study
Dozens of local patients were enrolled in the national study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Sep 12, 2023
![Sara Bares, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SaraBares091223-900x600.jpg)
NSRI, NU awarded $24.5 million Defense Health Agency contract
Researchers from UNMC and UNL will develop prophylactic protections for acute radiation syndrome.
Sep 11, 2023
![From left, David Berkowitz, PhD, co-principal investigator and Willa Cather Professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Maj. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Rick Evans, National Strategic Research Institute executive director, and Ken Bayles, PhD, co-principal investigator and UNMC vice chancellor for research](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NSRI091123-900x600.jpg)
Nursing’s Dr. Alonso, team tackle groundbreaking exercise research
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is funding the project working with certain heart failure patients.
Sep 8, 2023
![Windy Alonso, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WindyAlonso2090723.jpg)