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Third finalist for cancer center director on campus Aug. 8
Joann Sweasy, PhD, is director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson, Arizona.
Aug 4, 2023
![Joann Sweasy, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JoannSweasy080423.jpg)
UNMC extends partnerships in west central Nebraska
On a visit to North Platte, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, signed a master affiliation agreement with GPHealth.
Aug 2, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, with Ivan Mitchell, Great Plains Health CEO](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Visit1082323-900x600.jpeg)
UNMC College of Nursing, Indian health coalition partner on new clinic
Nursing faculty will provide advanced practice clinical services at NUIHC’s comprehensive community center.
Aug 1, 2023
![The NUIHC Health and Wellness Clinic opens to the community on Aug. 7. Located at 23rd and N streets in South Omaha at NUIHC’s comprehensive community center, the clinic will have UNMC College of Nursing faculty providing the advanced practice clinical services.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NUIHC1080123-900x600.jpg)
COVID-19 vaccination no longer required
The change aligns with clinical partner Nebraska Medicine, which lifted its COVID vaccine requirement July 24.
Jul 31, 2023
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Drs. Kalil, Gomez co-author guest editorial in JAMA
Andre Kalil, MD, and Carlos Gomez, MD, write about translating clinical trial results to practice in a pandemic.
Jul 28, 2023
![Andre Kalil, MD, and Carlos Gomez, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/KalilGomez072823.jpg)
State to match $15 million in funding for fight against pancreatic cancer
Support from the state and community puts Nebraska in the forefront of the battle against the deadly disease.
Jul 27, 2023
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UNMC, C-STARS use expertise to develop new biocontainment unit
The Negatively Pressurized Conex unit will offer high-level-isolation patient movement on military aircraft.
Jul 26, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, left, tours the new Negatively Pressurized Conex unit with Lt. Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CSTARS1072423-900x600.jpg)
Second finalist for cancer center director on campus July 31
Raymond Bergan, MD, is with the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and Eppley Institute.
Jul 26, 2023
![Raymond Bergan, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/RaymondBergan072623.jpg)
Dr. Oliveto appointed new Anderson Professor of Radiology
The professorship is named for retired UNMC professor Joseph Anderson, MD, and his late wife, Darlene.
Jul 26, 2023
![Jennifer Oliveto, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/JenniferOliveto2072623.jpg)
Grant to aid in brain screenings for intimate partner violence survivors
UNMC’s Shireen Rajaram, PhD, will work with Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska, other partners on NIH-funded effort.
Jul 26, 2023
![Shireen Rajaram, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ShireenRajaram072623-900x600.jpg)