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Cultural humility focus of Inclusive Excellence event
Gender-parity expert Sara Sanford will present at the event.
Aug 11, 2021
![Sheritta Strong, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/StrongPREFERRED.jpg)
Grant to increase COVID-19 testing availability
UNMC, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center awarded NIH grant to help migrant agricultural workers, families stay healthy.
Aug 9, 2021
![Russell McCulloh, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/McCulloh080421.jpg)
UNMC, iEXCEL offer new look at Delta variant
James Lawler, MD, unveiled new video animation explaining how Delta variant attacks healthy cells and why COVID vaccines are the best defense.
Aug 6, 2021
![James Lawler, MD, uses video animation developed at UNMC's Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning to show how the COVID-19 Delta variant attacks cells and affects patients' lungs.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Lungs080621.jpg)
Nursing’s Lesiak is awarded Gold U
Lesiak is the administrative coordinator in the Niedfelt Nursing Research Center.
Aug 5, 2021
![Lauren Lesiak](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Lesiak073021.jpg)
Implant shows extreme promise for regenerating bone
Experiments suggest design may outperform state-of-the-art counterparts.
Aug 4, 2021
![Jingwei Xie, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Xie021821.jpg)
Strategic anesthetic selection reduces environmental impact, costs
Desflurane has 50 times the global warming impact.
Aug 3, 2021
![Megan Chacon, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chacon080421.jpg)
Camp Munroe holds first sessions in new home
Director: New facility is a 'game-changer.'
Aug 2, 2021
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Camp2073021.jpg)
Jesse Barondeau, MD, leads new division of adolescent medicine
Dr. Barondeau is the first board-certified adolescent medicine specialist in the state of Nebraska.
Jul 28, 2021
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Barondeau072821.jpg)
Potential new target for pancreatic cancer treatment
Team led by Pankaj Singh, PhD, published study in Gastroenterology journal.
Jul 26, 2021
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Singh0724.jpg)
UNMC study explores COVID -19, lung diseases
Research team examined role of IL-33 gene in COVID-19 compared to other inflammatory lung diseases.
Jul 21, 2021
![From left, Jill Poole, MD, and Rohit Gaurav, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GaurPoll21.jpg)