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UNMC for the record, Sept. 29, 2023
Items on the food vendor schedule, ice rink construction, a multiple myeloma webinar and an OBGYN resident retreat.
Sep 29, 2023
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Med center leaders celebrate opening of Community Wellness Collaborative
The initiative in North Omaha’s Highlander neighborhood is about building trust and changing lives.
Sep 28, 2023
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Time to receive your flu vaccination, take TB questionnaire
Flu season is on the way, and the med center’s goal is for at least 90% of employees and health care providers to receive the influenza vaccine.
Sep 28, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Nebraska Medicine CEO Jim Linder, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GoldLinder092823-900x600.jpg)
‘Heart to Heart’ podcast talks with UNMC’s Steven Wengel, MD
Dr. Wengel and Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, discuss issues around suicide and reaching out to someone in crisis.
Sep 28, 2023
![Steven Wengel, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/StevenWengel042423-900x600.jpg)
Fulbright Scholar Program information session is Oct. 5
The meeting will discuss the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program.
Sep 28, 2023
![Wael ElRayes, MD, PhD, and Aferdita Krasniqi](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FulbrightMeeting092823-900x600.jpg)
Employee Learning Week offers professional development sessions
Each University of Nebraska campus will present a virtual training session for employees during the week of Oct. 16.
Sep 28, 2023
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Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community
UNMC College of Public Health researchers hope to learn best practices for distributing home-testing kits.
Sep 27, 2023
![Jungyoon Kim, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/JungyoonKim092723.jpg)
Book club will discuss making lasting changes in eating, exercise
The group is part of the Olson Center for Women’s Health and its Wellness Through Doing series.
Sep 27, 2023
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Benefit open houses will be held on campus
The events are timed to the upcoming opening of NUFlex enrollment.
Sep 27, 2023
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New faculty spotlight: Nishank Varshney, PhD
Dr. Varshney is an assistant professor at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Sep 27, 2023
![Nishank Varshney, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NishankVarshney092723-900x600.jpg)