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Gold U winner Hansen supports cancer research and patients
Clinical research associate Erica Hansen says her team shares ‘a common goal of wanting to help our patients.’
Dec 1, 2023
![Erica Hansen](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/EricaHansen120123-900x600.jpg)
Mix and mingle at Chancellor’s Holiday Tea
The med center community can enjoy cookies and refreshments at the Wigton Heritage Center on Thursday, Dec. 7.
Dec 1, 2023
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Relax and re-energize during UNMC’s De-Stress Week
Different events, from a quick meal and snacks to yoga and high-intensity cardio, are available every day.
Dec 1, 2023
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Employee Giving Campaign: Today’s the final day
Employees can donate to the United Way of the Midlands and Give Nebraska.
Dec 1, 2023
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UNMC for the record, Dec. 1, 2023
Items on the postdoctoral association, retirements, Diwali Night, a community cleanup and next week’s food vendors.
Dec 1, 2023
![Abdul Rouf Mir, a postdoctoral research associate in pathology/microbiology, was elected president of the UNMC Postdoctoral Association.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AbduRoufMir120123-900x600.jpg)
Chancellor’s all-campus forum set for Dec. 7
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will be joined by Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
Nov 30, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GoldSweasy113023-900x600.jpg)
Pancreatic cancer: Early detection is key
Now five years cancer-free, Kim Bate received inspiration, hope and extraordinary care at Nebraska Medicine.
Nov 30, 2023
![Kim Bate](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/KimBate113023-900x600.jpg)
Psychedelics in medicine is topic of Dec. 5 Science Café
UNMC associate professor Lou Lukas, MD, is the featured speaker.
Nov 30, 2023
![Lou Lukas, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LouLukas113023-900x600.jpg)
Respite needs expected to grow with aging population
Support is available for working caregivers, who are asked to take a short survey.
Nov 30, 2023
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UNMC joins with Girls Inc. to showcase radiology field
More than a dozen teenagers joined a “Rad Girls” activity at the Davis Global Center.
Nov 29, 2023
![Radiology resident Liz Pruss, MD, left, served as a teacher and role model for visiting teenagers during a recent "Rad Girls" experiential educational event put on by the UNMC College of Medicine's Radiology Interest Group, UNMC's iEXCEL program and Girls Inc. Omaha.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GirlsIncRadNight112923-900x600.jpg)