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LiveGreen: Sustainability win with reusable isolation gowns
Process diverts waste from landfills, benefits environment, among other benefits.
Jun 15, 2021
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44th Street and Dewey Avenue closed today
Traffic will need to enter from 44th and Farnam streets while the closure is in effect.
Jun 15, 2021
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![Cynthia Robinson, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Robinson0614212.jpg)
People are Everything: UNMC employees can now recognize UNO colleagues
Employee rewards and recognition program will span both campuses.
Jun 14, 2021
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WalkRite event supports MMI speech therapy
The Scottish Rite Foundation is hosting the 2021 WalkRite for RiteCare at Chalco Hills Recreation Area.
Jun 14, 2021
![From left, John Maxon of the Scottish Rite and the Munroe-Meyer Institute's Amy Nordness, PhD, and director Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, at the 2019 WalkRite for RiteCare.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Walk052721.jpg)
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Science Cafe: Pediatric/perinatal COVID-19 research
Speakers will discuss COVID-19 vaccine development for pediatric and perinatal populations.
Jun 14, 2021
![From left, Kari Simonsen, MD, and Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SimonsenBerry.jpg)
Joanne Li, PhD, UNO’s chancellor-elect, tours UNMC
Joanne Li, PhD, is excited by the possibilities for further collaboration.
Jun 14, 2021
![University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor-elect Joanne Li, PhD, toured UNMC last week and met with UNMC and current UNO Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Li1061421.jpg)
Dr. Balas named to CON research role
Michele Balas, PhD, will serve as College of Nursing associate dean for research.
Jun 11, 2021
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Armando De Alba, MD, honored, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.
Jun 11, 2021
![Armando De Alba, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DeAlbaPREFERRED030220.jpg)