Community
Grant builds mental health support in central Nebraska town
A team from the UNMC College of Nursing is integrating services into a primary care clinic in Ravenna.
Mar 23, 2023
![Pictured from left are Mollie Tate, Shelby Hostetler, Stephanie Burge, DNP, and Melissa Florell](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CON_HRSA032323-900x600.jpg)
Nebraska Science Festival to offer activities for all ages
The April festival, co-sponsored by UNMC and community partners, is bursting with science-related fun.
Mar 23, 2023
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AstraZeneca grant funds breast health navigators
The UNMC program will serve Omaha women from underserved communities.
Mar 20, 2023
![Juan Santamaria, MD, and Phyllis Mitchell-Butler](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/BreastHealthNavigators032023.jpg)
Cancer center hosts Andrew Peters painting exhibition
‘Andrew Peters: Moments of Discovery’ will be on display March 24 through Sept. 25.
Mar 20, 2023
!["Ice Age Visitors," 2022, oil on canvas, by Andrew Peters](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IceAgeVisitors032023-900x600.jpg)
UNMC for the record, March 17, 2023
News items on a celebration of World Autism Day, a webinar on aging and results from a med center diaper drive.
Mar 16, 2023
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MMI, UCP of Nebraska offer Tech Tools Library
The library contains modified toys, sensory aids, an array of adaptive switches and more.
Mar 14, 2023
![An MMI therapist and her guest use a toy from the Tech Tools Library.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/UCPToy030723-900x600.jpg)
UNMC history: A founding family of psychiatry in Omaha
George Alexander Young Sr. and his son, Richard Hart Young, left an impression on the community.
Mar 14, 2023
![George Alexander Young Sr. and Richard Hart Young](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/YoungsUNMChistory031423.jpg)
Meyer Foundation’s Walk & Roll ‘family’ sets new record
About 400 people, the most ever, turned out for the annual event, which raises funds for adult programs at MMI.
Mar 13, 2023
![More than 400 community members gathered March 5 for the 19th annual Walk & Roll for Disabilities.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Walk1MMI-900x600.jpg)
Step-Up Omaha will return to med center for summer 2023
Departments can step forward and host a summer student intern.
Mar 13, 2023
![Sarah Gloden Carlson, JD, assistant vice chancellor and director for human resources for UNMC, at left, and Evelyn Grixby, UNMC’s Step-Up Omaha program coordinator, at right, with interns from UNMC's 2022 Step-Up Omaha intern class](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/StepUpOmaha031323.jpg)
Community service to research: Doris Lassiter
Lassiter, health ministry director with New Era Baptist State Convention, addresses racial, ethnic disparities.
Mar 7, 2023
![Doris Lassiter](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DorisLassiter030823.jpg)