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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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LiveGreen: Campus BBQ minimizes its waste
Recycling and composting keep two-thirds of the event’s waste from the trash.
Sep 26, 2022
![UNMC Sustainability Manager Jerrod Bley, at right, during the #WeAreUNMC BBQ](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ZeroWaste092722-900x600.jpeg)
New faculty spotlight: Maribeth Clifton, OTD
Dr. Clifton is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Occupational Therapy Education.
Sep 26, 2022
![Maribeth Clifton, OTD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MaribethClifton092722.jpg)
Mask guidance changing, still required in patient care areas
The policy change, effective immediately, is in response to weeks of lower COVID-19 risk levels.
Sep 25, 2022
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Vinson ’embodies the spirit of education and service’
Laura Vinson, of the UNMC College of Public Health, is the Catalyst for Education Award winner.
Sep 25, 2022
![Laura Vinson, service learning programs manager for the Office of Public Health Practice in the UNMC College of Public Health](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/900xlaura-vinson.jpg)
Dr. McAdam Marx is new pharmacy assistant dean
Carrie McAdam Marx, PhD, is the UNMC College of Pharmacy’s assistant dean for experiential education.
Sep 25, 2022
![Carrie McAdam Marx, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CarrieMcAdamMarx092622-900x600.jpg)
Legislative staff members tour UNMC
The aides saw some of UNMC’s latest advances and participated in Stop the Bleed training.
Sep 25, 2022
![Shelley Schwarz, legislative aide to Nebraska state Sen. Rita Sanders, participates in Stop the Bleed training during a tour of UNMC on Sept. 15.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/StafferTour092622-900x600.jpg)
Research administrator spotlight: Elaine Payne
Payne has worked as a research administrator with UNMC for nearly 20 years.
Sep 25, 2022
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Global Center for Health Security launches The Transmission
The weekly newsletter will focus on news and data on emerging infectious diseases and critical global health security topics.
Sep 22, 2022
![Claudinne Miller, a former defense intelligence analyst, will produce The Transmission newsletter for the UNMC Global Center for Health Security.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ClaudinneMiller2092322.jpg)
Anece McCloud recalls her journey at UNMC and beyond
McCloud, UNMC’s first minority student affairs officer, returned to campus Sept. 15.
Sep 22, 2022
![Sheritta Strong, MD, assistant vice chancellor of inclusion for UNMC, and Anece McCloud, author and UNMC’s first minority student affairs officer](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AneceMcCloud092322-900x600.jpg)