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Pediatrics antiracism committee to hold DEI conference
Deirdre Cooper Owens, PhD, will be the keynote speaker for the event.
May 11, 2021
![Deirdre Cooper Owens, PhD, Charles and Linda Wilson Professor in the History of Medicine and director of the humanities in medicine program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CooperOwens051121.jpg)
UNMC, Moderna study explores Parkinson’s therapy
Proof-of-concept study used Moderna’s mRNA platform to reprogram the immune system to fight Parkinson’s.
May 11, 2021
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ModernaStudy051321.jpg)
Registration open for interprofessional education conference
Abstract deadline for conference is May 28.
May 11, 2021
![Devin Nickol, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Nickol1221.jpg)
Dr. Batra named inaugural Hartmann Chair
Surinder Batra, PhD, named the inaugural Dr. Alfred and Linda Hartmann Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
May 10, 2021
![Surinder Batra, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Batra0502.jpg)
Wellness team encourages self-care during post-Covid-19 adjustment
Surveys of med center workforce show effects of pandemic.
May 10, 2021
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Wellness051021.jpg)
Healing Arts showcases Joel Sartore’s photography
Sartore discusses the wildlife photography project in a virtual artist talk.
May 10, 2021
!["Joel Sartore: Photo Ark" is now on display at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sartore050721.jpg)
AAPI panelists share experiences, perspectives
Med center voices shared their stories at May 5 event.
May 10, 2021
![Panelists at the event included, from left, Yun Saksena, DMD, Linda Huynh, and Dejun Su, PhD. Not pictured are panelists Bo Chao and Sharon Ishii-Jordan, PhD.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AAPI051021.jpg)
Former NU Regent Nancy Hoch dies
Hoch, a former Senate and gubernatorial candidate, was one of the first women elected to the board.
May 10, 2021
![Nancy Hoch](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hoch051021.jpg)
![Barbara Conrad-Koperski](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Barb043021.jpg)
Jodi Parrack named to academic affairs role, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.
May 7, 2021
![Jodi Parrack](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jodi050721.jpg)