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Medical center verified as trauma center through 2024
Achievement recognizes dedication to providing optimal care to injured patients.
Dec 30, 2021
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From social media: Dr. Lawler reviews omicron trends
UNMC Global Center for Health Security provides a pandemic update on the fast-spreading new variant.
Dec 30, 2021
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New faculty spotlight: Amanda Ribeiro Wobido, DDS
Dr. Wobido is a clinical instructor of adult restorative dentistry in the UNMC College of Dentistry.
Dec 29, 2021
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College of Nursing alumni lead through the pandemic
UNMC counts Douglas County’s new health director and other directors around Nebraska as graduates.
Dec 29, 2021
![From left, Lindsay Huse, DNP, and Anne O'Keefe, MD, both graduates of UNMC, toured the university this fall. Huse is among the College of Nursing graduates leading local health departments in Nebraska.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Huse1.jpg)
Behavioral health workforce growing but facing challenges
Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, housed at UNMC, is positioned to innovate on professional recruitment and retention.
Dec 29, 2021
![Marley Doyle, MD, director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska and an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MarleyDoyle1229211.jpg)
MMI pilot yoga program a soaring success
A second series of classes will begin in February.
Dec 28, 2021
![The Munroe-Meyer Institute is piloting a yoga program.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Yoga1228.jpg)
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UNMC researchers: Malnutrition raises COVID risks
Team analyzed national data on hospitalized COVID-19 patients, will present for research award.
Dec 28, 2021
![Jana Ponce, PhD, assistant professor of medical nutrition education.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/JanaPonce122821.jpg)
State Sen. Vargas visits UNMC research lab
The senator, who lost his father to COVID-19, hears about pulmonary research related to the pandemic.
Dec 28, 2021
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Ice rink offers extended hours over winter break
Rink is seeing record attendance on weekends since its reopening.
Dec 27, 2021
![Extended winter break hours at the UNMC Ice Rink will run through Jan. 9](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SkateDay11214211.jpg)