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Farnam Street to reopen this week
The newly improved street will help improve traffic flow through UNMC’s Saddle Creek District.
Nov 28, 2023
![UNMC/Nebraska Medicine signage overlooking the intersection of Farnam Street and Saddle Creek Road on the west side of campus.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Campus_Farnam112823-900x600.jpg)
NSRI receives $5 million for defense threat reduction work
UNMC’s Eric Carnes, PhD, is among those joining the work through NU’s National Strategic Research Institute.
Nov 28, 2023
![The new funding for the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska allows additional NU researchers to join the team developing projects to counter weapons of mass destruction, including NSRI Fellow Eric Carnes, PhD, an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/EricCarnes041723-900x600.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Brittney Dickey, PhD
Dr. Dickey is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Epidemiology.
Nov 28, 2023
![Brittney Dickey, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BrittneyDickey112223-900x600.jpg)
UNMC, Creighton to co-host interprofessional education conference
The Collaborating Across Borders Conference, set for 2025 in Omaha, is North America’s oldest and largest interprofessional education conference.
Nov 27, 2023
![Devin Nickol, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DevinNickol111623-900x600.jpg)
Nebraska landmarks go purple for pancreatic cancer awareness
Nebraskans saw some of the state’s most visible landmarks turn purple this month.
Nov 27, 2023
![The Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center marks Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/rj2VpUn1_2OuNa.jpeg)
Speaker to address Native American health care’s history
Mayo Clinic physician Jonathan Baines, MD, PhD, will give a hybrid presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
Nov 27, 2023
![Jonathan Baines, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/JonathanBaines112723.jpg)
Susan Riley, DPT, named director of MMI Physical Therapy
Dr. Riley, who has family connections in Omaha, comes to MMI from Mass General Brigham in Boston.
Nov 27, 2023
![Susan Riley, DPT](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SusanRiley112723.jpg)
Dr. Rosen named Great Plains Community Collaborator of the Year
The Great Plains IDeA-CTR honored Marisa Rosen, PhD, of the UNMC College of Public Health, at the network’s annual scientific meeting.
Nov 22, 2023
![Marisa Rosen, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MarisaRosen112223-900x600.jpg)
Employee Giving spotlight: United Way of the Midlands
Donations to the United Way help fund more than 150 local nonprofit programs that benefit the community.
Nov 22, 2023
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/UnitedWay112322-900x600.jpg)
Campus winter coat drive runs through Dec. 15
The drive, sponsored by student group Fostering the Future, has four blue collection bins on campus.
Nov 22, 2023
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