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Cancer survivorship focus of Olson Center event
Rachael Schmidt, DNP, will lead discussion on Sept. 21.
Aug 31, 2021
![Rachael Schmidt, DNP](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Schmidt083021.jpg)
New record for total Sponsored Programs Awards.
Total research-only sponsored awards also were second-highest in UNMC history.
Aug 31, 2021
![Jennifer Larsen, MD, vice chancellor for research at UNMC](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Larsen0128.jpg)
LiveGreen: Hot water vs. steam for heating
Med center begins moving to hot water as a safer, most cost-effective option.
Aug 31, 2021
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University of Nebraska has record year in philanthropic support
Gifts supported many UNMC programs and initiatives.
Aug 31, 2021
![The new Munroe-Meyer Institute building was one project that received philanthropic support in 2021.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SOAR052721.jpg)
Dr. Shillcutt receives Walling Yanney Professorship
Sasha Shillcutt, MD, is the second holder of the endowed professorship in anesthesiology.
Aug 30, 2021
![Sasha Shillcutt, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Shillcutt0121.jpg)
Cancer center announces seed grant opportunity
Grant funds are from the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center’s American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant.
Aug 30, 2021
![Kenneth Cowan, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Cowan07051.jpg)
Leaders to host a special COVID-19 family forum
Nebraska Medicine CEO James Linder, MD, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will speak on Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Aug 30, 2021
![From left, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and James Linder, MD, CEO of Nebraska Medicine](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/GoldLinder081921.jpg)
Nebraska’s directed health measure: What it means for us
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts issued an executive order and a Directed Health Measure to assist the state’s hospitals.
Aug 30, 2021
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New faculty spotlight: Daphne Ly, MD
Dr. Ly is an associate professor in the UNMC Division of Surgical Oncology and a surgical oncologist at Nebraska Medicine.
Aug 30, 2021
![Daphne Ly, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ly083021.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Lauri Vargo, MD
Dr. Vargo is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Dermatology.
Aug 27, 2021
![Lauri Vargo, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Vargo082621.jpg)