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Omaha Performing Arts offers discount to UNMC
Upcoming performances include ‘Ain’t too Proud’ and Sammy Figueroa.
Sep 28, 2022
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UNMC develops revolutionary patient care system
The ISTARI device, marketed as the CareCube, is a modular, disposable isolation system.
Sep 27, 2022
![A flight crew preps the ISTARI (Isolation System for Treatment and Agile Response for high-risk Infections) prototype for loading.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ISTARI092822-900x600.jpg)
Flu, COVID booster clinics start Wednesday
The Nebraska Medicine clinics are available to UNMC employees and students.
Sep 27, 2022
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, received his flu shot last Wednesday.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DrGoldFluShot092822-900x600.jpg)
Nominate faculty for UNMC Education Awards
Nominations for UNMC’s top education awards will close Oct. 10.
Sep 27, 2022
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Training exercise set for Friday at Student Life Center
The Center for Biosecurity, Biopreparedness & Emerging Infectious Diseases will conduct the training.
Sep 27, 2022
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New faculty spotlight: Peng Zhong, PhD
Dr. Zhong is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.
Sep 27, 2022
![Peng Zhong, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PengZhong092822-900x600.jpg)
Allied health marks 50 years and cuts ribbon to 50 more
The UNMC College of Allied Health Professions held its 50th Anniversary Gala on Sept. 22.
Sep 26, 2022
![Dignitaries from UNMC and the College of Allied Health Professions cut the ribbon on the future of the college at its 50th Anniversary Gala on Sept 22.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CAHP50092722-900x600.jpg)
Remembering Kenneth Metcalf, MBBS, MD
Services are this week for Dr. Metcalf, former chair of the UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy.
Sep 26, 2022
![Kenneth Metcalf, MBBS, MD, and his wife, the late Norah Metcalf, MBBS, taught generations of UNMC students.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/KennethMetcalf092722-900x600.jpg)
Virtual author talk with Loren Olson, MD, is Oct. 7
Dr. Olson, a UNMC alum, is a popular speaker on mental health and LGBTQ issues.
Sep 26, 2022
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Med center’s We Strive group will meet Wednesday
The group aims to advance women at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. RSVPs are due Tuesday.
Sep 26, 2022
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