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Alumni Association, allied health alumni council announce 2022 awardees
Registration now open for June 10 award event.
May 17, 2022
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CHRI, pediatrics antiracism committee promotes diversity in research
CHRI issues RFA for health equity grants; May antiracism conference casts light on equity in research.
May 17, 2022
![From left, Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, and Geetanjali Rathore, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AndresonRathore.jpg)
LiveGreen plans transportation week activities
Med center is celebrating the week with two activities.
May 17, 2022
![A group of med center staff will ride Omaha Bus Rapid Transit (ORBT) from 42nd and Dodge streets down to the Bike Union Coffee House for a free coffee on Thursday, May 19.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ORBT091620.jpg)
Helping victims of violence navigate with ENCOMPASS
Hear from violence intervention specialists about how this program works to help people recover from physical and emotional trauma caused by violence, and make positive changes.
May 17, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Encompass051722.jpg)
COVID-19 precautions still needed
On-campus positivity rates up sharply since earlier this year.
May 17, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Corona202520.jpg)
Scottsbluff nursing graduate looks to inspire others
Caitlin Pittman shares her mental health story as a way to overcome stigma.
May 16, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Nurse051522.jpg)
UNMC to host major regional pharmaceutics conference
52nd Annual Pharmaceutics Graduate Student Research Meeting will be held June 2-4.
May 16, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Pharmacy0818.jpg)
Blood drives accepting registrants for later this spring
The Nebraska Community Blood Bank, the provider of blood for Nebraska Medicine, will hold blood drives on May 31 and June 3.
May 16, 2022
![The bloodmobile will be parked across the street from the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on May 31.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BuffettCancerCenter1216211.jpg)
Truhlsen Events Center and atrium closed for repairs
The work is divided into phases to limit closures and disruptions to traffic flow.
May 16, 2022
![The Truhlsen Events Center work will be divided into the above phases to limit closures and disruptions to traffic flow.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Phasing051622.jpg)
New SHARING award named for Ricki Otten
Ryan Mullane, DO, received inaugural award, intended to honor committed and passionate faculty preceptors.
May 13, 2022
![Ricki Otten, a 38-year UNMC employee who died in 2020, was a driving force behind the UNMC SHARING Clinics.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Otten1203.jpg)