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New approach to aid inpatients suffering from opioid misuse
A new order set in One Chart complements a range of important efforts to better serve patients who battle addiction.
Dec 6, 2021
![Alëna Balasanova, MD, director of addiction psychiatry education and an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Balasanova2_1206211.jpg)
Food drive to support Maverick Food Pantry
Drop off donations through Dec. 17, or donate at a drive-thru site Dec. 14 and 15.
Dec 6, 2021
![The Maverick Food Pantry supports the UNMC and University of Nebraska at Omaha communities.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FoodPantry120621_jpg.jpeg)
Omicron variant: Prevention steps remain the same
The latest coronavirus variant has been found in the United States and in Nebraska. But you can take steps to slow the spread.
Dec 6, 2021
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UNMC for the holidays: Holiday Skate Day next Friday
Skate to holiday tunes, enjoy hot chocolate, and the first 100 guests get a gift.
Dec 3, 2021
![Holiday Skate Day will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HolidaySkate120321.jpeg)
Registration open for Midwest Biomedical Student Research Forum
Dec. 20 is the deadline to submit abstracts.
Dec 3, 2021
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UNMC for the holidays: Pops concert Dec. 15
Performance features debut of the Nebraska Medical Choir.
Dec 3, 2021
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Providers: Lend your support for child COVID vaccines
Nebraska Department of Education and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center are collecting voices of physicians and providers statewide.
Dec 3, 2021
![Nicole Kolm-Valdivia, PhD, UNMC's interim assistant dean for academic affairs, took her two children, including Vivian, 5, to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations in early November.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CovidShot1203211.jpg)
Employee giving: There’s still time to give
Donations will be accepted until Friday, Dec. 10.
Dec 3, 2021
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A UNeMed promotion, a UNeTech opportunity and other UNMC news.
Dec 3, 2021
![AJ Crawford, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/AJCrawford1203211.jpg)
UNMC for the holidays: Chancellor’s ‘cookies to go’ next Thursday
Cookies to go again this year, and COVID-19 precautions remain in place.
Dec 3, 2021
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