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Discount offered for ‘Return of the Jedi’ at the symphony
The Omaha Symphony will perform the John Williams score live to the film this Sunday at the Holland Center.
May 3, 2023
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UNMC, Temple research increases chances of eliminating HIV infection
Findings on the collaborative research published online Monday in the journal PNAS.
May 2, 2023
![Prasanta Dash, PhD, and Howard Gendelman, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DashGendelman050223-900x600.jpg)
U.S. News rankings list UNMC programs among the top
With medical school rankings delayed, UNMC’s physician assistant program among nation’s best.
May 2, 2023
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Back-o-the-Napkin contest for new medical devices returns
Submissions, due July 1, are accepted from all faculty, students and staff with ideas for innovative medical devices.
May 2, 2023
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CHRI Pediatric Research Forum set for May 11-12
Events will be held at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, with some available virtually.
May 2, 2023
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Pathway students tap into UNMC’s simulation education
Nearly 100 students in the UNMC Pathway Program collaborated across four UNMC campuses on an exercise.
May 1, 2023
![Kelli Schneegass, rural health program specialist with the UNMC Office of Rural Health Initiatives, discusses the iWall exercise with students from the UNMC Pathway Program participating from the UNMC Omaha campus at the Davis Global Center.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PathwayiWall050123-900x600.jpg)
CHRI helps identify improved care for opioid-exposed infants
The Child Health Research Institute is one of 26 sites participating in the study, being published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
May 1, 2023
![Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, and Sarah Newman, DNP](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AndersonBerryNewman050123.jpg)
Bob Bartee, others honored at BHECN awards dinner
Bartee is recognized for service to the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, which he helped found.
May 1, 2023
![Bob Bartee](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BobBartee050123-900x600.jpg)
Commencement info to know for UNMC’s Omaha ceremony
Academic attire must be picked up Wednesday or Thursday, and the ceremony will be livestreamed.
May 1, 2023
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Webinar to address ‘Decreasing Compassion Fatigue’
The event with Amy Mead is presented by the Olson Center for Women’s Health and UNMC College of Nursing.
May 1, 2023
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