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Conference focus: Data security amid new technology
Second annual Great Plains Interoperability Conference set for June 7.
May 9, 2022
![Matthew Rizzo, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Rizzo0113.jpg)
Nominations open for Catalyst for Education Award
Award recognizes an individual in an educational support role whose contributions have been integral to furthering UNMC’s educational mission.
May 9, 2022
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Providers to order COVID-19 therapies for their patients
Proactive patient outreach from pharmacists will end on May 16 at Nebraska Medicine, and all prescriptions will come directly from physicians and advanced practice providers.
May 9, 2022
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As pollen season peaks, UNMC reporting pollen counts
Results are reported publicly on the UNMC Division of Allergy and Immunology homepage.
May 9, 2022
![Andrew Rorie, MD, and the volumetric air sampler that allows his team to provide pollen count reports.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Rorie050422.jpg)
Brown bag focus: ‘Lupus: The Great Imitator’
Jennifer Medlin, MD, will discuss the chronic disease at a May 17 presentation.
May 9, 2022
![Jennifer Medlin, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Medlin050422.jpg)
Dr. Sil named Vada Kinman Oldfield Scholar
Susmita Sil, PhD, recognized for innovation in Alzheimer’s research.
May 6, 2022
![Susmita Sil, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sil012022.jpg)
UNMC to honor two at commencement ceremony
Robert Kadlec, MD, will receive an honorary doctorate, and Shannon Engler of Bryan Health will receive the J.G. Elliott Award.
May 6, 2022
![From left, Robert Kadlec, MD, and Shannon Engler will be honored at the UNMC Omaha commencement ceremony.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KadlecEngler050322.jpg)
Nebraska Medicine cafes honor fallen military members
‘Missing man’ tribute was organized as part of Military Appreciation Month.
May 6, 2022
![Sabrina Dovenbarger, human resource support specialist for Sodexo, organized the "missing man" tribute as part of Military Appreciation Month.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Table050622.jpg)
Top modules at E-Learning Showcase announced
Participation was up 24% in this year’s showcase, held virtually in April.
May 6, 2022
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MD-PhD Program recognizes accomplishments
Michael Baine, MD, PhD, and Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, received Alumni Engagement Awards at the event.
May 6, 2022
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