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‘Science of Raptors’ is topic of June 6 Science Café
This month’s UNMC Science Café is offered in partnership with Fontenelle Forest.
May 30, 2023
![Denise Lewis of Fontenelle Forest](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DeniseLewis053023.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Mary Edgerton, MD, PhD
Dr. Edgerton is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology.
May 30, 2023
![Mary Edgerton, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MaryEdgerton053023-900x600.jpg)
Governor approves 2023-25 university funding
The University of Nebraska System will receive 2.5% increases in state funding each of the next two years.
May 26, 2023
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Drug trial didn’t show benefit in COVID lung inflammation
UNMC participated in the study during the COVID-19 Delta variant wave.
May 26, 2023
![Aaron Barksdale, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AaronBarksdale052623-900x600.jpg)
UNMC for the record, May 26, 2023
News items on UNMC named one of Nebraska’s Safest Companies, the Heart & Stroke Walk and a lunch vendor.
May 26, 2023
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Truhlsen Eye Institute marks 10 years of excellence in vision
The institute, which opened in May 2013, is realizing the dream of the late Stanley Truhlsen, MD.
May 25, 2023
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All-campus forum is scheduled for June 1
Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will be joined by Anne Barnes, vice chancellor for business, finance and business development.
May 25, 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)
UNMC’s CultureFest will celebrate ‘Nebraska Treasures’
The celebration of culture, inclusion and diversity is today from noon to 2 p.m.
May 25, 2023
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Omaha Community Playhouse offers free tickets to ‘Respect’
UNMC employees and students can request two tickets, while supplies last, for the preview night June 8.
May 25, 2023
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New health benefits providers coming in 2024
Pending approval by the Board of Regents, NU campuses will change insurance providers beginning Jan. 1.
May 24, 2023
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