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Presentation Wednesday will mark National Hospital Week
The guest presenter will be Elizabeth Summy, regional executive of the American Hospital Association.
May 14, 2024
![UNMC emblem](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/UNMC_EmblemGrey-900x600.jpg)
Congratulations, graduates: UNMC’s Omaha commencement in pictures
In all, UNMC conferred more than 1,100 diplomas and certificates at commencement ceremonies this month.
May 13, 2024
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UNMC history: UNMC’s Health Science Meet
For more than 25 years, eighth-grade students from across Nebraska competed to participate in UNMC’s annual Health Science Meet.
May 13, 2024
![Visiting eighth-grade students participate in the 2006 UNMC Health Science Meet.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HSM2006c.jpg)
Bike to work and take TravelSmart for a spin
Bicyclists registered in the TravelSmart program have special amenities available, including new improvements for bike storage.
May 13, 2024
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Learn about owls at UNMC’s next Science CafĂ©
The interactive discussion from the Fontenelle Forest Raptor Program is May 14 at the Slowdown.
May 10, 2024
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Take Care: Anxiety in children and adults
Everyone worries at times, but an anxiety disorder might be involved when those thoughts become persistent and excessive.
May 10, 2024
![Priya Gearin, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PriyaGearin051024-900x600.jpg)
Emergency blood drive to be held at UNMC
The blood drive will be held May 28 in front of the Lied Transplant Center.
May 10, 2024
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LiedTransplantCenter042624-900x600.jpg)
UNMC for the record, May 10, 2024
A cake decorating class? Silent reading time? Cornhole and pickleball? Food vendors to try? Lots to know in this link about UNMC campus happenings.
May 10, 2024
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cake2051024.jpg)
Med center to spearhead novel approach to disaster planning
The med center’s health security experts will support the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health in the planning effort.
May 9, 2024
![Chris Kratochvil, MD, vice chancellor for external relations at UNMC, and Lauren Sauer, associate director of research in the Global Center for Health Security](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/KratochvilSauer050924-900x600.jpg)
Search committee to find next OB/GYN chair
Kari Simonsen, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Pediatrics, will chair the search committee.
May 9, 2024
![Kari Simonsen, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KariSimonsen3080323-900x600.jpg)