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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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Catching up with a UNMC legend
Byers ‘Bud’ Shaw, MD, continues to make an impact at the university.
Dec 2, 2021
![Byers W. (Bud) Shaw Jr., MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Shaw2112721.jpg)
State Sen. DeBoer returns to UNMC, sees changes
The lawmaker says she wanted to see the university’s work firsthand.
Dec 2, 2021
![State Sen. Wendy DeBoer and Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, at the Wigton Heritage Center.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/DeBoerTour120221.jpg)
Inclusive Excellence set for Dec. 9
Presentation will be from Verna Myers, a Harvard-trained lawyer and vice president of inclusion strategy at Netflix.
Dec 2, 2021
![Sheritta Strong, MD, assistant vice chancellor of inclusion, will host the discussion.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/StrongPREFERRED091421.jpg)
De-Stress Week offers a break from the pressure
Events run from Monday through next Friday, providing a chance to relax and restore.
Dec 2, 2021
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Metro health systems call for young, unvaccinated to get shots
Nebraska Medicine joins CHI Health, Methodist Hospital and state health officials in plea for help.
Dec 2, 2021
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UNMC taking part in vaccine study for children
UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center researchers are working with the Child Health Research Institute on national study.
Dec 1, 2021
![Kari Simonsen, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SimonsenNEW030121-e1691002218972.jpg)