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Hero’s message: Have courage as Martin Luther King Jr. did
MMI’s Jacqueline Hankins Berry was honored in 2022 as the med center’s inaugural Unsung Hero Award recipient.
Jan 12, 2023
![Jacqueline Hankins Berry](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/JacquelineHankinsBerry010523-900x600.jpg)
Composting pilot program rolls out this month
The Sorrell Center, Center for Public Health and 4230 Building are involved in the effort’s first phase.
Jan 12, 2023
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Clinical trial spotlight: Spry Belt device
UNMC is part of a national study on a novel, non-drug intervention to treat osteopenia.
Jan 12, 2023
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Remembering Tom Rosenquist, PhD, UNMC’s first vice chancellor for research
Dr. Rosenquist led the med center to astounding growth in research.
Jan 11, 2023
![Tom Rosenquist, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TomRosenquist011223-900x600.jpg)
Forum is Friday for nursing dean finalist Dr. Ahn
Hyochol “Brian” Ahn, PhD, is associate dean for research at Florida State University’s College of Nursing.
Jan 11, 2023
![Hyochol “Brian” Ahn, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/HyocholBrianAhn011223.jpg)
McMorris is keynote speaker at Monday’s MLK event
The second annual recipient of the med center’s Unsung Hero Award also will be announced.
Jan 11, 2023
![Kenny McMorris, CEO of Charles Drew Health Center](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KennyMcMorris011223.jpg)
Reminder: All-campus forum is Thursday
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will be joined online by Jane Meza, PhD, of the Office of Health Security.
Jan 11, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for the Office of Health Security](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GoldMeza090222.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Brian Armstrong, MD
Dr. Armstrong is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology.
Jan 11, 2023
![Brian Armstrong, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BrianArmstrong011223-900x600.jpg)
UNMC researchers highlight cancer risks for Nebraska farmers
A study was published in the December issue of the Journal of Rural Health.
Jan 11, 2023
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New feedback program helps faculty improve lectures
The program by the Interprofessional Academy of Educators connects educators with peers to assess lectures.
Jan 11, 2023
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