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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)
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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Top modules at E-Learning Showcase announced
Participation was up 24% in this year’s showcase, held virtually in April.
May 6, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ShowcaseWinners050622.jpg)
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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Celebrating the med center’s ‘Trusted’ colleagues
As part of Colleague Week, Nebraska Medicine CEO Jim Linder, MD, announces a special gift for all Nebraska Medicine and UNMC colleagues.
May 6, 2022
![Jim Linder, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Linder031720.jpg)
UNMC for the record, May 6, 2022
New chair for green space, nursing creative writing collection now on sale, food truck schedule and other news and notes from the UNMC community.
May 6, 2022
![From left, UNMC Student Senate President Taylor Kratochvil, vice president Hannah Tandon and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, show off the new Adirondack chairs for the green space near the Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chairs050622.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)