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Dr. Shillcutt leads record-breaking international meeting
Multiple anesthesiology faculty contributed to the SCA’s annual meeting.
May 12, 2021
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Rose Theater membership drive nears end
Final week for UNMC community to purchase discounted memberships.
May 12, 2021
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AHEC conference draws more than 80
Nebraska Area Health Education Center Program statewide virtual workshop was held in April.
May 12, 2021
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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
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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)
Research Town Hall set for Friday
The office of the Vice Chancellor for Research will provide updates on new developments.
May 11, 2021
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UNMC updates campus COVID-19 guidelines
Mask protocols, other safety measures have been revised.
May 11, 2021
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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)