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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)
AI is focus of Breakthrough Thinking session Dec. 5
Maria Langworthy, PhD, co-founder of CampusEvolve, will discuss the potential and peril of generative AI in education.
Nov 29, 2023
![Maria Langworthy, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MariaLangworthy112923.jpg)
Emerging professionals wrapping up year with two events
A membership forum today will include a presentation on financial wellness and managing stress during the holidays.
Nov 29, 2023
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Retired nursing professor writes book on Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
Nancy Waltman, PhD, wrote “Healer: Susan La Flesche Picotte” on the first Native American doctor in the U.S.
Nov 29, 2023
![Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD,](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Picotte111720-e1700588924853.jpg)
Give With Your Heart on Giving Tuesday
On this Giving Tuesday, the NU Foundation is offering the Give With Your Heart drive to support UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.
Nov 28, 2023
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