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SIM-NE cruises past 500th onsite training
The onsite sessions, which trained 8,500 health professionals, were logged across Nebraska over the last 4 1/2 years.
Mar 11, 2022
![SIM-NE's four customized, 44-foot-long trucks have visited 89 of Nebraska's 93 counties.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SIMNE031122.jpg)
Forum today for senior business officer finalist Bryson Palmer
Faculty, staff and students are invited to hear from Palmer and ask questions during a virtual campus forum from noon to 12:45 p.m.
Mar 10, 2022
![Bryson Palmer, assistant vice president of operations for Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Jersey](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BrysonPalmer031022.jpg)
Share feedback on UNMC’s new strategic plan
The draft plan outlines eight overarching goals, and people around the UNMC community are invited to review and offer their voices in the process.
Mar 10, 2022
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From social media: Booster benefits across the population
The UNMC Global Center for Health Security keeps the community updated on the latest in the pandemic.
Mar 10, 2022
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Dr. Sebastian to retire as College of Nursing dean
Juliann Sebastian, PhD, plans to retire in early 2023.
Mar 10, 2022
![Juliann Sebastian, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SebastianNEW102521.jpg)
Deadline for 2021 FSA claims is March 31
Unused 2021 funds are eligible to carry over but must then be used for dates of service in 2022.
Mar 9, 2022
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UNMC’s Dr. Jennifer Cera capitalizes on iEXCEL technology to explain the intricacies of the female pelvic floor to students, patients.
Mar 9, 2022
![Learning in 3D](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/iexcel-hero-900x600-1.jpg)
CHRI forum open for submissions
Annual Pediatric Research Forum is scheduled for May 5 and 6, and organizers are planning the event to be in person.
Mar 9, 2022
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IDeA-CTR sponsors technology initiative
The network is seeking design project ideas that can be matched with a research collaborator in engineering and technology.
Mar 9, 2022
![Bethany Lowndes, PhD, assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences, and Mark Riley, PhD, associate dean for research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RileyLowndes030922.jpg)
Survey will gauge interest in UNMC Staff Senate
Group would follow the lead of other NU campuses and be modeled after the UNMC Faculty Senate.
Mar 8, 2022
![Jacqueline Hankins, one of the organizers of the effort.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/JacquelineHankinsBerry011922.jpg)