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UNMC for the record, May 24, 2024
A discount for the UNMC community, a discussion for AAPI Heritage Month and food vendors for the week of Memorial Day.
May 24, 2024
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Nutrition as medicine: The building blocks of health
The right food, healthy cooking and smart recipes have a real impact on health and wellness. UNMC’s Connect magazine offers a recipe for success.
May 23, 2024
![Brian O'Malley, with the Institute for the Culinary Arts at Metro Community College, holds a cooking session as part of UNMC’s Keep Calm and Soup On program in January.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NutritionAsMedicine052424.jpg)
Hytens visit UNMC for tour with leadership
Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF (Ret.), and his wife Laura saw some of UNMC’s biosecurity and simulation capabilities.
May 23, 2024
![Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF (Ret.), and his wife Laura tour the Davis Global Center with UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Benjamin Stobbe, assistant vice chancellor for clinical simulation, iEXCEL, who is showcasing one of the iEXCEL program's interactive digital iWalls.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/HytensTour052324-900x600.jpg)
BHECN-UNO program to boost behavioral health in schools
About 25 University of Nebraska at Omaha grad students in behavioral health will intern at Omaha-area schools.
May 23, 2024
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Anna Dalrymple, MD, named Koefoot Award recipient
Dr. Dalrymple, a 2014 UNMC graduate who practices in Gothenburg, was recognized as the outstanding preceptor in rural family medicine.
May 23, 2024
![From left: Jolene Wees, family medicine clerkship coordinator; Kimberly Jarzynka, MD, vice chair of family medicine and residency program director; Mindy Lacey, MD, medical student education director; Anna Dalrymple, MD; Geoffrey Talmon, MD, associate dean for medical education; and Jeff Harrison, MD, chair of family medicine. (Photo by Iris Photography Studios)](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/KoefootAward052324-900x600.jpg)
Dr. O’Dell entering new phase of his career
David O’Dell, MD, is stepping down as coordinator of Phase 3, a position he’s held since the new medical school curriculum was established.
May 22, 2024
![David O'Dell, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DODellCOM-900x600.jpg)
Remembering Patrick Gottsch, Rural Media Group founder
Gottsch, who grew up in Elkhorn, created RFD-TV and the live weekly program ‘Rural Health Matters.’
May 22, 2024
![Patrick Gottsch](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PatrickGottsch052224.jpg)
Haji Zoona Band lecture will explore cancer biology
UNMC’s Hamid Band, MD, PhD, and Vimla Band, PhD, are honoring Hamid’s mother, who died of cancer.
May 22, 2024
![UNMC's Hamid Band, MD, PhD, with his mother, Haji Zoona Band](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BandCancerBiologyLecture052224-900x600.jpg)
Final call for abstracts for InnovatED Symposium
The deadline for submissions is June 14.
May 22, 2024
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Women in STEM: Four UNMC trailblazers – Rebekah Gundry, PhD
Dr. Gundry has a passion for exploring new scientific frontiers.
May 21, 2024
![Rebekah Gundry, PhD, in the Durham Research Center](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RebekahGundry2050324-900x600.jpg)