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Kendra Schmid, PhD, named to new graduate studies role
Dr. Schmid joins three others advancing to new leadership positions in the office.
Jan 31, 2022
![Kendra Schmid, PhD, the new executive associate dean for graduate studies](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/KendraSchmid3013122.jpg)
New investigator: Shannon Buckley, PhD
Dr. Buckley’s research focus is leukemia and lymphoma.
Jan 31, 2022
![Shannon Buckley, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Buckley013122.jpg)
Sarah Gloden Carlson, JD, to serve as interim HR leader
Gloden Carlson, who will remain chief compliance officer, is praised for her ‘consummate leadership and professionalism.’
Jan 31, 2022
![Sarah Gloden Carlson, JD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SarahGlodenCarlson0131221.jpg)
Breakthrough Thinking explores ‘possibility thinking’
Presenters challenge people to stop and ponder the question: What if?
Jan 31, 2022
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Chancellor’s forum set for Thursday
Virtual event will feature UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security.
Jan 31, 2022
![Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security for UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MezaGold111121.jpg)
Blood drives to be held in February on campus
Nebraska Community Blood Bank will be on the Omaha campus Feb. 8 and 17.
Jan 31, 2022
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Around campus, VCR search committee adds members, Olson Center schedules skin cancer webinar and Student Delegates receives microgrant.
Jan 28, 2022
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UNMC’s Global Center mitigates emerging threats
Through the Ebola outbreak of 2014 and the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNMC Global Center for Health Security emerges as a tremendous national resource.
Jan 28, 2022
![Chris Kratochvil, MD, UNMC's Global Center for Health Security chair](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ChristopherKratochvil012722.jpg)
From social media: Dr. Lawler debunks COVID myths
The Global Center for Health Security keeps the community updated on the latest in the pandemic.
Jan 28, 2022
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New investigator: John Dickinson, MD, PhD
Dr. Dickinson’s research focus is airway disease exacerbations.
Jan 28, 2022
![John Dickinson, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dickinson012822.jpg)