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Adaptability, resiliency and hope: Women’s health conference is Oct. 7
Register today for the 25th annual conference, which will be a hybrid event.
Sep 20, 2022
![Brandy Clarke, PhD, will address “Messages of Hope: Persevering Through a Pandemic” at the 25th annual Omaha Women's Health and Wellness Conference.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Brandy_Clarke_19.jpg)
College of Dentistry partners with Special Olympics for screenings
Through the Special Smiles Program, 79 athletes received dental care.
Sep 20, 2022
![Chelsea Villa, a fourth-year dental hygiene student, applies fluoride varnish for a Special Olympics athlete.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DentistrySpecialSmiles.jpg)
Individual retirement meetings offered on campus
Employees can schedule a meeting with TIAA and Fidelity representatives.
Sep 20, 2022
UNMC’s research expenditures reach new annual record
Total research expenditures, sponsored awards, and research awards rose in fiscal year 2022.
Sep 19, 2022
![Jennifer Larsen, MD, UNMC's vice chancellor for research](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Jennifer_Larsen.jpg)
From social media: Limited use of Paxlovid
The UNMC Global Center for Health Security keeps the community updated on the latest with COVID-19.
Sep 19, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CoronavirusUpdates123021.jpg)
Remembering UNMC supporter Ernest Thayer
Services for Thayer, a longtime friend and financial supporter of UNMC, will be held in Grand Island.
Sep 19, 2022
![Ernest “Ernie” Thayer](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ERNESTTHAYER092022.jpg)
Dr. Coulter reflects on Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium
The event, held Aug. 31, marked the symposium’s fifth year.
Sep 19, 2022
![Don Coulter, MD, at the 2022 Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DonCoulter092022.jpg)
Leadership Nebraska class tours UNMC
Participants in the program met Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and visited the Davis Global Center.
Sep 19, 2022
![Participants in the Leadership Nebraska program tours the Davis Global Center during their visit to the UNMC campus on Sept. 15.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LeadershipNebraska092022-900x600.jpg)
AHEC outreach grant renewed for five more years
UNMC has held the federal Area Health Education Center grant since 2001.
Sep 18, 2022
![Jeffrey Harrison, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Harrison010820.jpg)
Silent display marks lives lost to suicide
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and a collection of empty shoes at UNMC offered a remembrance.
Sep 18, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SuicidePreventionDay1091922-900x600.jpg)