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Floating holiday accrual to be capped at 40 hours
New accrual limit is effective beginning in June.
May 10, 2022
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Alla Shapiro, MD, PhD, revisits Chernobyl experiences May 12
At Thursday’s event, Chernobyl first responder will discuss nuclear accident, recent events.
May 10, 2022
![Alla Shapiro, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AllaShapiro2041922.jpg)
Saliva testing continues in Williams Science Hall
Saliva PCR testing will be available Monday through Thursdays from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. to UNMC faculty, staff and students.
May 10, 2022
![Williams Science Hall](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WilliamsScienceHall042721.jpg)
Project explores history of racism in medicine
Student-created virtual campus tour highlights inequalities in medicine.
May 10, 2022
![From left, Donovon Allen and Mark Carter](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AllenCarter050222.jpg)
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)
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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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)