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UNMC awarded federal emergency preparedness contract
UNMC experts will oversee a new regional Center for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Nov 15, 2023
![Rachel Lookadoo, JD, and Lauren Sauer](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LookadooSauer111523-900x600.jpg)
Nominations for Unsung Hero Award are open
The third annual award will be presented during the med center’s 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.
Nov 15, 2023
![Kristie Hayes, MD, recipient of the med center's 2023 Unsung Hero Award](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KristieHayes012023-900x600.jpg)
Discount offered for ‘Harry Potter’ at Omaha Symphony
Watch as the movie ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ is accompanied by a live symphony orchestra.
Nov 15, 2023
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Nov. 29 webinar to cover IT request process
The session will walk through making a request through the ServiceNow Service Catalog, which launched in August.
Nov 15, 2023
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UNMC leaders address campus growth, budget situation
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and guests hosted the first “hybrid” forum since before the pandemic.
Nov 14, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, Anne Barnes, UNMC’s vice chancellor for business, finance and business development, and Jane Meza, PhD, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and associate vice chancellor for global affairs and strategic planning](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GoldBarnesMeza110323.jpg)
Norway exchange students see nursing in new light
Three students from Norway are spending a semester at the UNMC College of Nursing.
Nov 14, 2023
![Vegard Valen, Annikken Olsen and Cecilie Hornburg traveled to Omaha from Norway to spend the semester in the undergraduate program at UNMC College of Nursing.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Norway-edited-900x600.jpg)
New academic video platform is available
The new platform called YuJa is an option for faculty and staff, and training will be offered Nov. 29 and 30.
Nov 14, 2023
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Public health to hold distance education open house
The virtual session on Nov. 21 will cover the UNMC College of Public Health’s online certificate and degree programs.
Nov 14, 2023
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Omaha Performing Arts offers discounts for UNMC
Shows include Gladys Knight, ‘The Hip Hop Nutcracker’ and ‘My Fair Lady.’
Nov 14, 2023
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Dr. Gundry named UNeMed’s Emerging Inventor
UNeMed also named its Startup of the Year and the Most Promising New Invention of 2023.
Nov 13, 2023
![Rebekah Gundry, PhD, in her lab on the 12th floor of the Lied Transplant Center](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RebekahGundry012423-900x600.jpg)