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Center for Healthy Living offers fitness challenge, new classes
The ‘Join the Movement’ challenge runs through March 8.
Jan 16, 2024
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UNMC welcomes Defense Health Agency for health security tour
A DHA team heard about the med center’s military and federal partnerships and biosecurity expertise.
Jan 15, 2024
![At center, Lt. Col Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD, led (at left) Major Gen. George Appenzeller, MD, special assistant to the Defense Health Agency director, on a tour of the negatively pressurized CONEX unit in December along with (at right) Chris Kratochvil, MD, UNMC vice chancellor for external relations.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DHAtour1011324-900x600.jpg)
Today’s MLK Day event will be all virtual due to weather
Med center colleagues and the public can access the event online; pre-registration is no longer required.
Jan 15, 2024
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Speaker urges UNMC to be health care entrepreneurs
Breakthrough Thinking presenter Arlen Meyers, MD, is president and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs.
Jan 15, 2024
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Open parking allowed in employee lots through today
Colleagues should not park in specialized stalls or patient and visitor parking, and they must return to assigned lots on Tuesday.
Jan 15, 2024
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Jennifer Blackford, PhD, named chair of NIH study section
Dr. Blackford, the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s director of research, will chair the NIH behavioral neuroscience fellowship study section.
Jan 12, 2024
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Open parking allowed in employee lots through Monday
Colleagues should not park in specialized stalls or patient and visitor parking, and they must return to assigned lots on Tuesday.
Jan 12, 2024
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How to help Facilities during extreme cold weather
A few work and safety reminders when it comes to cold, snowy weather, plus a refresher on UNMC’s inclement weather policy.
Jan 12, 2024
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Reminder: Business app migration is this weekend
Affected systems will be offline from 5 p.m. today through 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15.
Jan 12, 2024
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Discount offered to Disney’s ‘Sound of Magic’
The performances by the Omaha Symphony will be Jan. 27 and 28
Jan 12, 2024
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