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New resource available for faculty search committees
The Faculty Search Committee Guidebook and Digital Toolkit can help attract and successfully recruit a diverse candidate pool.
Mar 15, 2022
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Remembering nursing professor Nancy Farris
Farris, who joined the UNMC College of Nursing 32 years ago, died March 10. Visitation is today, and the funeral mass is Wednesday.
Mar 15, 2022
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Nebraska Promise tuition program expands
Income threshold will increase to $65,000 a year, effective this fall. The priority deadline for students to submit the FAFSA and qualify now is June 1.
Mar 15, 2022
![Ted Carter, president of the University of Nebraska System](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CarterNew.jpg)
Irish ambassador tours Davis Global Center
Daniel Mulhall is interested in academic, research collaborations between the University of Nebraska and Irish universities.
Mar 14, 2022
![Daniel Mulhall, the Irish ambassador to the United States, checks the heartbeat of a simulated patient as UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, left, and Benjamin Stobbe, assistance vice chancellor of clinical simulation, look on.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mulhall031022.jpg)
Walking and rolling in person, fundraiser supports MMI
Walk & Roll for Disabilities returned as a live event March 6, raising more than $25,000 for the Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Mar 14, 2022
![The B Strong team, led by Brandon Herting and mom Barb, walks and rolls around Oak View Mall at the March 6 Walk & Roll for Disabilities.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WalkAndRoll0010314221.jpg)
UNMC history: Frank Menolascino, MD
Dr. Menolascino dedicated his life to improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities locally and across the world.
Mar 14, 2022
![Frank Menolascino, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Menolascino031422.jpg)
Forum today for senior business officer finalist Anne Barnes
Faculty, staff and students are invited to hear from Barnes and ask questions during a campus forum from noon to 12:45 p.m.
Mar 14, 2022
![Anne Barnes, senior associate dean for administration and finance at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AnneBarnes031422.jpg)
IDeA-CTR offering two funding opportunities
Deadline is March 21 for the community engagement pilot awards.
Mar 14, 2022
![Matthew Rizzo, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Rizzo0113.jpg)
UNMC for the record, March 11, 2022
National appointment for Dele Davies, MD, and UNeMed announces winners in an invention contest.
Mar 11, 2022
![Dele Davies, MD, UNMC's senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean for graduate studies](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DaviesNEW042920.jpg)
Winners named for College of Nursing writing awards
A total of 45 entries were submitted under the theme “Nurses Encounter Diversity.”
Mar 11, 2022
![Mark Darby, instructor in the UNMC College of Nursing](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MarkDarby0311222.jpg)