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A growing Girls Inc. Health Center enhances access
Learn why Girls Inc. is so important to Denai Gordon, MD, who is a part of the growing care team at the health center.
Feb 12, 2024
![Denai Gordon, MD, who works at the Fontenelle Health Center and Family Medicine Clinic at Girls Inc. Health Center, spent countless hours at Girls Inc. when she was growing up.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DenaiGordon2021224-900x600.jpg)
Med center marks Black History Month
Events are planned throughout February to celebrate and educate about African American culture.
Feb 5, 2024
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Autism self-advocate Temple Grandin, PhD, to headline SciFest
The animal scientist will kick off the Nebraska Science Festival with her presentation March 26 in Omaha.
Feb 2, 2024
![Temple Grandin, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TempleGrandin020224-900x600.jpg)
Omaha Performing Arts offers discount to UNMC
Performances include ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Beetlejuice,’ Black Violin and Johnny Cash – the Official Concert Experience.
Feb 2, 2024
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UNMC for the record, Feb. 2, 2024
News items on the UNMC ice rink, an op-ed writing workshop at UNO and food vendors on campus.
Feb 2, 2024
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Applications open for women in STEAM program
Opportunity Corps is a partnership of UNMC’s UNeTech Institute, the AIM Institute and Nebraska Tech Collaborative.
Jan 30, 2024
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In the spotlight: Elizabeth Stone
Elizabeth Stone joins the anesthesiology department as a research technologist.
Jan 29, 2024
![Elizabeth Stone](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01_18_2024_ElizabethStone022-900x600.jpg)
Chlamydia is the topic of next Science Café
UNMC professor Lisa Rucks, PhD, is the featured speaker for the event, set for Feb. 6 at the Slowdown.
Jan 29, 2024
![Lisa Rucks, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/LisaRucks012924-900x600.jpg)
Hispanic Little Angels celebrates the holidays with families
The event was hosted by the Family Care Enhancement Project at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, along with other community partners.
Jan 26, 2024
![Kim Falk](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/KimFalk012624-900x600.jpg)
Unsung Hero Award: Two recipients make a difference
Nebraska Medicine’s Jessica McGhee and Brian O’Reilly were recognized for their community service and commitment to diversity.
Jan 24, 2024
![Jessica McGhee, Unsung Hero Award winner for community, and Brian O’Reilly, Unsung Hero Award winner for diversity](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UnsungHeroes012424-900x600.jpg)