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Orientation events scheduled for incoming students
Several UNMC-wide activities are scheduled for the coming weeks as the new academic year gets underway.
Aug 19, 2024
![Students walking across the Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Orientation081924-900x600.jpg)
Legislative candidate Julia Palzer visits UNMC
Palzer toured the Davis Global Center, the Wigton Heritage Center and McGoogan Health Sciences Library.
Aug 19, 2024
![Legislative candidate Julia Palzer tours the iEXCEL program and sees one of the program's interactive digital iWalls.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/JuliaPalzerTour081924-900x600.jpg)
Pharmacy ranking reflects steady rise to stand among the best
U.S. News recently rated the UNMC College of Pharmacy among the top 20 pharmacy schools nationally.
Aug 16, 2024
![Interim Chancellor Dele Davies, MD, and Keith Olsen, PharmD, Joseph D. Williams Endowed Dean of the UNMC College of Pharmacy](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DaviesOlsen081624-900x600.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Chelsea Hamill, MD
Dr. Hamill is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Aug 16, 2024
![Chelsea Hamill, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ChelseaHamill081624-900x600.jpg)
UNMC for the record, Aug. 16, 2024
News items on a program to discuss anatomical donation, work affecting Emile Street and food vendors on campus.
Aug 16, 2024
![Travis McCumber, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TravisMcCumber081624-900x600.jpg)
Pilot shuttle program beginning Aug. 19
The shuttles, which will operate Monday through Friday, will help address a reduction in student parking while enhancing campus safety.
Aug 15, 2024
![Image of the new campus shuttles](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Shuttle1081524-900x600.jpg)
Center for preparedness holds symposia series across Nebraska
Six events were held in Beatrice, Bellevue, Bridgeport, Kearney, Norfolk and North Platte.
Aug 15, 2024
![Attendees participating in the UNMC College of Public Health’s Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions 2024 Annual Symposia Series.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SymposiaSeries081324-900x600.jpg)
Legislative candidate Gilbert Ayala visits UNMC
Ayala heard an overview of the iEXCEL program and toured the Davis Global Center.
Aug 15, 2024
![Gilbert Ayala](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GilbertAyalaTour081524-900x600.jpg)
Leaders discuss plans for UNMC staff council, campus shuttle
Progress continues on a new UNMC staff advisory council, while a pilot shuttle program will start next week.
Aug 14, 2024
![Interim Chancellor Dele Davies, MD, and Anne Barnes, vice chancellor for business, finance and business development](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DaviesBarnes080824-900x600.jpg)
‘Invaluable’ John Ingraham is a familiar face to many
Ingraham, who has ‘seen it all, done it all’ at the med center, was honored with the UNMC Gold U Award.
Aug 14, 2024
![After studying vocal music education, John Ingraham says he applied for a UNMC security position on a lark – and now has 46 years of service to the university.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/JohnIngraham2081424-900x600.jpg)