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UNMC students help in med center mask effort
Program already has produced thousands of masks for use at the medical center.
May 6, 2020
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Virtual convocation/commencement ceremonies this week
Separate online ceremonies will be held May 7-9 for each of UNMC’s six academic colleges and for those earning graduate studies degrees.
May 6, 2020
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College of Public Health honored for community service
College receives the Harrison C. Spencer Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.
May 6, 2020
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Dr. Gundry to research heart health related to COVID-19
Rebekah Gundry, Ph.D., was one of only 12 investigators nationwide to receive rapid response research funding from the American Heart Association.
May 6, 2020
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Questions with Chancellor Gold
Can you talk about the dashboard system we are using in response to COVID-19?
May 6, 2020
![UNMC and University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Goldpreferred0823.jpg)
Three Nebraskans to be honored during UNMC commencement
Roger Reamer, Doyt Conn, M.D., and Anne Hubbard, M.D., will be recognized by UNMC.
May 6, 2020
![From left, Roger Reamer, Doyt Conn, M.D., and Anne Hubbard, M.D., will be recognized by UNMC.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Awardees050620.jpg)
Nebraska health care workers called to join HERO Registry
PCORnet® study will use registry to answer questions about the impact of novel coronavirus on health care workers’ lives.
May 5, 2020
![James McClay, M.D., UNMC site investigator for PCORnet](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/McClay0126.jpg)
Arnold retires after more than four decades at UNMC
Assistant professor of pathology and microbiology also was a UNMC alum.
May 5, 2020
![From left, Steve Hinrichs, M.D., chair of the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Lora Arnold and Samuel Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., Havlik-Wall Professor of Oncology](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Arnold050420.jpg)
LiveGreen: Transportation Week is May 11-15
Transportation choices can impact our health.
May 5, 2020
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42nd Street to close Saturday between Dewey, Emile Streets
Construction work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 5, 2020
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