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Exercise evaluates testing response to terror attack
UNMC, Nebraska Public Health Laboratory simulated testing after a “dirty bomb” event.
Oct 4, 2022
![Participants in the drill simulated a blood draw from a volunteer at Friday’s event.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PublicHealthDrill100522-900x600.jpg)
Community service to research awardees honored
The 2021 award winners, the Rev. Portia Cavitt and Kathy Karsting, were celebrated for their service.
Oct 4, 2022
![UNMC's Jasmine Marcelin, MD, addresses the Rev. Portia Cavitt, right, at the 2021 Community Service to Research Awards Ceremony on Sept. 19.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CommunityService1100522-900x600.jpg)
Sign-up is open for November N95 fit testing
Colleagues who need a fit test can sign up in Apollo. No walk-ins will be available.
Oct 4, 2022
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SHARING the Green Golf Tournament set for Oct. 14
The event raises funds to support the mission of the student-run Sharing Clinics.
Oct 4, 2022
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New faculty spotlight: Erin Barrett (Wei), MD
Dr. Barrett is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Dermatology and director of clinical trials and co-director of the Bullous Disease Clinic.
Oct 4, 2022
![Erin Barrett (Wei), MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ErinBarrettWei2100522-900x600.jpg)
National plan for health workforce well-being announced
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold was in Washington, D.C., for the announcement by the National Academy of Medicine.
Oct 3, 2022
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ChancellorGold100322-900x600.jpg)
UNMC hosts Ukrainian medical delegation
The physicians learned about the med center’s trauma and disaster preparedness medicine.
Oct 3, 2022
![Medical personnel from Ukraine met with UNMC chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Jane Meza, PhD, associate vice chancellor for global engagement, on the balcony of the Wigton Heritage Center atrium on Sept. 26.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/UkraineVisit300422-900x600.jpg)
From social media: Tope Banwo, DO, human of UNMC
UNMC’s social media accounts profile the people you meet each day around campus.
Oct 3, 2022
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Interprofessional academy inducts 37 members
The academy’s seventh annual induction ceremony was held Sept. 22.
Oct 3, 2022
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Library to present citation manager classes
The sessions are available via Zoom throughout October.
Oct 3, 2022
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