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Rep. Lauren Underwood to deliver ninth Cramer Lecture
Rep. Underwood will discuss maternal morbidity and mortality in communities of color.
Sep 2, 2021
![U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood will deliver the ninth annual Anna Marie Jensen Cramer Memorial Lectureship on Sept. 13.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Underwood082621.jpg)
![State Sen. Jen Day, center, views the Susan LaFlesche Picotte exhibit during a tour of UNMC with Bob Bartee, vice chancellor of external relations, and Carrie Meyer, assistant professor at the McGoogan Health Sciences Library.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Day083121.jpg)
Study identifies gender factors, barriers in cardiology field
Findings appear in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Sep 1, 2021
![Edward O'Leary, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/OLeary090121.jpg)
Tropical diseases course now open for registration
Presentations are aimed at tropical medicine and global health professionals.
Sep 1, 2021
![Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and microbiology in the UNMC College of Medicine, and David Brett-Major, MD, professor of epidemiology in the UNMC College of Public Health](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BroadhurstBrettMajor.jpg)
MMI camp uses VR games to achieve therapy goals
The Munroe-Meyer Institute’s HABIT camp stresses bimanual therapy through play.
Aug 31, 2021
![A camper plays a virtual reality video game as a counselor looks on at the HABIT camp held this summer at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HABIT082621.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Melissa Mathes, MD
Dr. Mathes is an assistant professor, in the UNMC Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and an obstetrics and gynecology physician at Nebraska Medicine.
Aug 31, 2021
![Melissa Mathes, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mathes083121.jpg)
Cancer survivorship focus of Olson Center event
Rachael Schmidt, DNP, will lead discussion on Sept. 21.
Aug 31, 2021
![Rachael Schmidt, DNP](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Schmidt083021.jpg)
New record for total Sponsored Programs Awards.
Total research-only sponsored awards also were second-highest in UNMC history.
Aug 31, 2021
![Jennifer Larsen, MD, vice chancellor for research at UNMC](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Larsen0128.jpg)
LiveGreen: Hot water vs. steam for heating
Med center begins moving to hot water as a safer, most cost-effective option.
Aug 31, 2021
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/LiveGreenNew.jpg)
University of Nebraska has record year in philanthropic support
Gifts supported many UNMC programs and initiatives.
Aug 31, 2021
![The new Munroe-Meyer Institute building was one project that received philanthropic support in 2021.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SOAR052721.jpg)