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Zoom option proves a success for international event
Truhlsen Eye Institute meeting draws more than 230 virtual participants.
Apr 8, 2020
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Outstanding teacher: Rachel Valleley, Ph.D.
Dr. Valleley will be honored at the annual faculty meeting on April 14.
Apr 8, 2020
![Rachel Valleley, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Valleley040820.jpg)
LiveGreen: Healthy, sustainable actions during a pandemic
There are lots of things you and your family can do to be healthier, save money and occupy your unexpected time at home.
Apr 8, 2020
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Webinar to address stress, anxiety amid COVID-19
Experts will share resilience-building skills at April 9 event.
Apr 8, 2020
![Steven Wengel, M.D., assistant vice chancellor for campus wellness for UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Wengel040320.jpg)
Emergency Department surge tents ready for patients
Tents allow for additional capacity in response to COVID-19.
Apr 8, 2020
![Staff members do a walkthrough of the surge tents set up outside the Emergency Services entrance on the Nebraska Medical Center campus.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TEnt040820.jpg)
University’s ‘stay at home’ directive aims to ‘flatten the curve’
Only designated personnel should report to campus; all employees should be compliant by Friday.
Apr 8, 2020
![University of Nebraska President Ted Carter](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Carter0212020.jpg)
Providers receive priority scheduling for behavioral health services
Priority services available to doctors, APPs, nurses, respiratory therapists, care techs, medical assistants, environmental staff and any other patient-facing provider or staff member.
Apr 7, 2020
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Questions with Chancellor Gold
What are the plans for the many faculty/student award ceremonies held each spring?
Apr 7, 2020
![Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., chancellor of UNMC and UNO](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Goldpreferred0823.jpg)
UNMC History: The 1918 flu pandemic
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic Omaha has encountered.
Apr 7, 2020
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Team studies people recovering from ACL tears
Elizabeth Wellsandt, D.P.T., Ph.D., and interdisciplinary group explores small changes in gait.
Apr 7, 2020
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