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New resource connects parents with quality child care
UNMC will partner with WeeCare, a 24/7 network of licensed, home child care providers.
Mar 21, 2023
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John Lowe, PhD, named interim department chair
He will serve as acting chair of the UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health.
Mar 21, 2023
![John Lowe, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JohnMartinLowe022223-900x600.jpg)
UNMC plans events for Administrative Professionals Day
The theme for this year’s events, scheduled for April 26, is ‘Laughter is Good Medicine.’
Mar 21, 2023
![UNMC emblem](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/UNMC_EmblemGrey-900x600.jpg)
AstraZeneca grant funds breast health navigators
The UNMC program will serve Omaha women from underserved communities.
Mar 20, 2023
![Juan Santamaria, MD, and Phyllis Mitchell-Butler](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/BreastHealthNavigators032023.jpg)
Forum Tuesday for dentistry dean finalist Galen Schneider, DDS, PhD
Dr. Schneider is executive associate dean at the University of Iowa College of Dentisty.
Mar 20, 2023
![Galen Schneider, DDS, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GalenSchneider032023.jpg)
Keeping our country safe: UNMC ideally suited for defense research
UNMC works with the Department of Defense on research that will protect the nation.
Mar 20, 2023
![Ken Bayles, PhD, UNMC vice chancellor for research](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/KenBayles090122.jpg)
Cancer center hosts Andrew Peters painting exhibition
‘Andrew Peters: Moments of Discovery’ will be on display March 24 through Sept. 25.
Mar 20, 2023
!["Ice Age Visitors," 2022, oil on canvas, by Andrew Peters](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IceAgeVisitors032023-900x600.jpg)
UNMC medical students learn residency assignments on Match Day
Students in the Class of 2023 find out their residency assignments and put a pin in their future medical careers.
Mar 17, 2023
![Ryan Boyland marks the map with his residency assignment on Match Day.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Match2023-900x600.jpg)
St. Patrick Reid, PhD, is a crucial contributor to the discovery, by UNMC scientists, that the SARS-CoV-2 vir virus spreads through airborne transmission.
Mar 16, 2023
![Making His Own Luck](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/reid-hero-900x600-1.jpg)
Dr. Balasanova recognized for excellence in education
Alëna Balasanova, MD, received the Roeske teaching award from the American Psychiatric Association.
Mar 16, 2023
![Alëna Balasanova, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AlenaBalasanova031723-900x600.jpg)