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UNMC for the record, Feb. 4, 2022
News items on consensual relations policy, VCR search committee, a wellness survey, Faculty Senate awards and retirements.
Feb 4, 2022
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Study: Health needs unmet for transgender population
UNMC researchers surveyed transgender and gender non-conforming patients at Nebraska Medicine, offering data to help address gaps in care.
Feb 4, 2022
![Sean Figy, MD, assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SeanFigy020422.jpg)
Innovation Week runs Feb. 7-10
Virtual panel discussions scheduled to start the week, and events conclude with the Innovation Awards on Thursday, Feb. 10.
Feb 4, 2022
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Reaching out to the Spanish-speaking community
UNMC’s Armando De Alba Rosales, MD, is growing in local, national roles as pandemic continues.
Feb 3, 2022
![Armando De Alba Rosales, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DeAlbaRosales020322.jpg)
Reminder: Chancellor’s forum is today
Virtual event at noon will feature UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security.
Feb 3, 2022
![Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security for UNMC, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MezaGold111121.jpg)
Ice rink season extended (again), now to Feb. 27
The rink has been popular this season for UNMC students needing an outdoor gathering place.
Feb 3, 2022
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Re-Imagining U offering virtual courses for spring
Registration and an updated library of courses is available online.
Feb 3, 2022
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Distinguished scientist: Paul Trippier, PhD
Dr. Trippier’s research focus is drug discovery.
Feb 3, 2022
![Paul Trippier, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Trippier020322.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Christoper Conrady, MD, PhD
Dr. Conrady is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
Feb 2, 2022
![Christopher Conrady, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Conrady012022.jpg)
New leadership for two Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence
Anna Dunaevsky, PhD, and David Oupicky, PhD, will lead research centers in neuroscience of development and nanomedicine, respectively.
Feb 2, 2022
![Anna Dunaevsky, PhD, professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences, and David Oupicky, PhD, professor in the College of Pharmacy](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DunaevskyOupicky020122.jpg)