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Summer at UNMC: MMI hosts occupational therapy camp
Now in its second year, the camp offers fun and enriching activities for children and young adults.
Jul 13, 2023
![A camper works on shoe tying with Jennifer Konieczny during Occupational Therapy Summer Camp.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/OT-camp-MMI-2-900x600.jpg)
Summer at UNMC: Summer camp season is in full swing
Thanks to the Hattie B. Munroe Foundation, MMI’s Camp Munroe has been extended to seven weeks.
Jul 13, 2023
![Nicole Giron](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Nicole-Giron-900x600.jpg)
Chancellor’s all-campus forum set for July 17
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will be joined online by Anne Barnes, vice chancellor for business, finance and business development.
Jul 13, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Anne Barnes, vice chancellor for business, finance and business development](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GoldBarnes052523.jpg)
Med students named to prestigious Gold Fellowship
William Miklavcic and Safwan Elkhatib, PhD, among only 13 students nationally selected for program.
Jul 13, 2023
![From left, William Miklavcic and Safwan Elkhatib, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ElkMikHeader.jpg)
Study: Men with skin of color have lowest melanoma survival rates
The study author, UNMC’s Ashley Wysong, MD, encourages public to get screened for skin cancer.
Jul 12, 2023
![Ashley Wysong, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AshleyWysong071223-900x600.jpg)
Summer at UNMC: Public health tends community garden
Summer remains a busy time across UNMC. This week, UNMC Today will highlight some of the many happenings during summer break.
Jul 12, 2023
![From left, students Julia Quigley of the UNMC College of Public Health, Caroline Case of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Sadie Allen of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases and Venkatesh Varadharaj of the UNMC College of Medicine hold the garden’s first donation to a local community group.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CommunityGarden071223-900x600.jpg)
UNMC, Nebraska Medicine to serve Highlander community
The Community Wellness Collaborative at the Highlander is part of the neighborhood’s revitalization efforts.
Jul 12, 2023
![The Community Wellness Collaborative at the Highlander under construction](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CWCatHighlander071223.jpg)
Summer at UNMC: Pharmacy hosts mentoring programs
Summer remains a busy time across UNMC. This week, UNMC Today will highlight some of the many happenings during summer break.
Jul 11, 2023
![Sean Avedissian, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice and science at UNMC, led a small-group session and served as a mentor as the UNMC College of Pharmacy hosted the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Foundation’s Mentored Research Investigator Training and Focused Investigator Training programs June 12-16.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PharmacyMentoring071123-900x600.jpg)
New online bioinformatics course designed for INBRE Scholars
The 15-hour course offers an introduction to data in the specialized field and how it’s used in research.
Jul 11, 2023
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IPE department seek facilitators for upcoming fall session
The next Interprofessional Education Day will be held Aug. 16 on all five UNMC campuses.
Jul 11, 2023
![UNMC students participate in the spring Interprofessional Education Day.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SpringIPE071123-900x600.jpg)