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UNMC for the record, July 12, 2024
News items on the Munroe-Meyer Guild’s Garden Walk, a skywalk detour and campus food vendors for the week.
Jul 12, 2024
![The 55th Annual Garden Walk drew nearly 1,200 guests through seven gardens.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gardenwalk1-900x600.jpg)
UNMC joins trial exploring new pancreatic cancer treatment
The study is evaluating the RenovoGem drug-device combination to treat Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.
Jul 11, 2024
![Kelsey Klute, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/KelseyKlute071024-900x600.jpg)
Update from the University of Nebraska (NU) System
From the Office of the President: President Gold announces NU leadership appointments
Jul 11, 2024
![The University of Nebraska seal](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NUSeal021624.jpg)
LiveGreen Ambassadors becomes Employee Resource Group
The new ERG focused on sustainability is open to the med center community.
Jul 11, 2024
![Andrew Kirchner](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AndrewKirchner071024-900x600.jpg)
Psychiatry’s Dr. Machal wins ADMSEP award
Riley Machal, MD, won the 2024 ADMSEP Devneil Vaidya Award, which spotlights her work at all three levels of medical education.
Jul 11, 2024
![Riley Machal, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RileyMachal071124-900x600.jpg)
UNMC study shows importance of diet for lung health
The research published in the Journal of the COPD Foundation shows a plant-based diet was inversely associated with emphysema.
Jul 10, 2024
![Mariah Jackson, PhD, and Corri Hanson, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/JacksonHanson2070824-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Linder elected to chair Nebraska Medicine Board of Directors
The health system CEO assumes chair role after Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, was chosen to serve as president of the University of Nebraska System.
Jul 10, 2024
![James Linder, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JamesLinder2071024-900x600.jpg)
UNMC hosts National Guard members for tour
Visitors from the National Guard Bureau and the Nebraska National Guard saw UNMC’s medical simulation and health security capabilities.
Jul 10, 2024
![Moriah McCune, community engagement coordinator, iEXCEL, explains the iEXCEL simulation program to visiting members of the National Guard Bureau and the Nebraska National Guard.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NationalGuardTour070624-900x600.jpg)
Interim Chancellor Davies names new interim academic leaders at UNMC
Dele Davies, MD, makes key academic appointments in the UNMC Office of Academic Affairs and in UNMC Graduate Studies.
Jul 8, 2024
![Jane Meza, PhD, Kendra Schmid, PhD, and Karen Gould, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MezaSchmidGould070824-900x600.jpg)
Emerging professionals group holding school supply drive
The med center’s Emerging Professionals Program offers professional development and community engagement opportunities.
Jul 8, 2024
![A collection of donated school supply items](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SchoolSupplyDrive081222-900x600.jpg)