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UNMC’s Wellness Team offers tips to help handle election stress
Here are some ways to maintain your equilibrium, take care of yourself and prioritize your personal wellness.
Nov 7, 2024
![The UNMC Wellness Team – Steve Wengel, MD, Sarah Fischer, PhD, and Priya Gearin, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UNMCWellnessTeam103124-900x600.jpg)
Clarkson Doctors Building North down to one elevator
Colleagues are asked to use the stairs whenever possible due to limited elevator operation.
Nov 7, 2024
![Clarkson Doctors Building North](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DoctorsBuildingNorth110724.jpg)
UNMC breaks ground on student housing facility
The project, considered ‘near and dear’ for UNMC students, is being built at 39th Street and Dewey Avenue, with an opening tabbed for August 2026.
Nov 6, 2024
![From left, Phil Covington, EdD, UNMC associate vice chancellor for student success; Pranita Devaraju, president, UNMC Student Senate; Curt Witzenburg of Holland Basham Architects; UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD; University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD; and Dan Ridder of Hausmann Construction.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/StudentHousing4110624-900x600.jpg)
Distinguished scientist: Wasim Nasser, PhD
Dr. Nasser is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Nov 6, 2024
![Wasim Nasser, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WasimNasser103124-900x600.jpg)
UNMC leaders host meeting of Board of Counselors
Board members are citizen advisors from across Nebraska who serve as UNMC ambassadors and help UNMC foster engagement opportunities.
Nov 6, 2024
![Interim UNMC Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, greets Board of Counselors Chair Barbara Bartle and her husband, Bob.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BOC1110624-900x600.jpg)
Now is the time to complete NUFlex Benefits enrollment
Enrollment runs through 5 p.m. CST on Friday, Nov. 15.
Nov 6, 2024
![Promotional graphic](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NUFlexBenefits102424-900x600.jpg)
Grant funding available for noncredit course development
The initiative is part of NU’s strategy to develop Nebraska’s workforce through microcredentials and noncredit courses.
Nov 6, 2024
![Image of a student in front of a laptop computer](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Noncredit111623-900x600.jpg)
David Warren, MD, to join UNMC as new infectious diseases chief
Internal Medicine Chair Debra Romberger, MD, says Dr. Warren is a leader who will help the division build on its reputation of excellence.
Nov 5, 2024
![David Warren, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DavidWarren110524.jpg)
Distinguished scientist: So-Youn Kim, PhD
Dr. Kim is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Nov 5, 2024
![So-Youn Kim, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/So-YounKim103124-900x600.jpg)
University leader, philanthropists awarded foundation’s top honors
The NU Foundation honored philanthropist Ruth Scott and her late husband, Bill, and Susan Fritz, PhD.
Nov 5, 2024
![Bill and Ruth Scott, Susan Fritz, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FoundationAwards110524-900x600.jpg)