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Dr. Harter new chief of pediatric dermatology
Nicole Harter, MD, is the inaugural leader of the new division.
Oct 5, 2021
![Nicole Harter, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Harter100521.jpg)
UNMC community asked to participate in climate survey
UNMC faculty and staff will receive survey link by email; students will receive a separate survey.
Oct 5, 2021
![Ted Carter, president of the University of Nebraska](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Carter0508120.jpg)
Work begins on Lot 5 improvements
Initial stages of elevator replacement expected to last eight weeks.
Oct 5, 2021
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/LOT_5_STAIRWELL_AND_ELEVATOR_UPGRADE_SCHEDULE.jpg)
MMI genetics team publishes study on COVID-19 impact
Paper describing survey responses to be published in Journal of Genetic Counseling.
Oct 4, 2021
![From left, Terri Blase, Brianna Rezich, Gwen Reiser, and Jaime Malone. Not pictured: Holly Zimmerman and Kristen Fishler.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Counseling092821.jpg)
Virtual ‘Hostile Terrain’ a participatory art experience
Re-Imagining U event part of the Undocumented Migration Project.
Oct 4, 2021
![Handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert of Arizona between the mid-1990s and 2019.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Tags100421.jpg)
Cancer center successfully renews NCI designation
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is one of just 71 NCI-designated cancer centers in the country.
Oct 4, 2021
![Kenneth Cowan, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Cowan1023.jpg)
Nominations open for President’s Excellence Awards
Nominations are due in November for slate of recognitions that includes new award.
Oct 4, 2021
![Ted Carter, president of the University of Nebraska](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Carter0508120.jpg)
Dr. Mannon to participate in UNL ag and health summit
Inaugural three-day virtual conference will be held Oct. 11-13.
Oct 4, 2021
![Peter Mannon, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Mannon072520.jpg)
Dr. Gold shares his story on RFD’s ‘The Rural Americans’
The episode, which premieres Sunday night, traces UNMC chancellor’s life, career.
Oct 1, 2021
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, speaks with Christina Loren, host of RFD-TV's "The Rural Americans."](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Rural100121.jpg)
Saliva testing available for asymptomatic individuals
Students, staff and faculty can access testing beginning Monday.
Oct 1, 2021
![Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Broadhurst110520.jpg)