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New faculty spotlight: Lisa Fuchs, EdD
Dr. Fuchs is the inaugural director of the Master of Respiratory Care Program at UNMC.
Oct 24, 2022
![Lisa Fuchs, EdD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LisaFuchs102522.jpg)
Grant will aid UNMC in building community health workforce
Nearly $3 million in funding will allow UNMC College of Public Health to recruit 240 workers over the next three years.
Oct 23, 2022
![Dejun Su, PhD, associate professor at the UNMC Department of Health Promotion](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DejunSu102422-900x600.jpg)
NUFlex benefits enrollment is one week away
The annual employee benefits enrollment period will open Monday, Oct. 31.
Oct 23, 2022
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The campus foliage and weather have turned with the season.
Oct 23, 2022
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Help recognize facilities and engineering colleagues
Here is a way to celebrate a member of the facilities and engineering team.
Oct 23, 2022
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New faculty spotlight: Dan Pierce, MD
Dr. Pierce is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Oct 23, 2022
![Dan Pierce, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DanPierce102422.jpeg)
Robert Wigton, MD, remembered for what he gave to the world
A celebration of life for Dr. Wigton was held Oct. 17 in the Wigton Heritage Center.
Oct 20, 2022
![The celebration of life for Robert Wigton, MD, was held in the sunlit Olson Atrium inside the Wigton Heritage Center on Oct. 17.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WigtonMemorial102122-900x600.jpg)
Under the Microscope: The Innovation Design Unit
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, discusses the new 18- to 20-bed care environment under development.
Oct 20, 2022
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Bridge to Care Refugee Health Fair set for Nov. 12
The event will be held at Omaha Benson High School.
Oct 20, 2022
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Browning prairie plants provide vital cover
The UNMC campus has prairie plantings by the Trulsen Eye Institute and lot 64.
Oct 20, 2022
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