Inside UNMC
Cancer center looking to fund pilot research projects
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center’s community outreach and engagement effort is requesting applications for 2022 pilot projects.
Jan 10, 2022
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UNMC and Nebraska Medicine information technology team will collect responses through Feb. 4.
Jan 10, 2022
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Denim for Disabilities fundraiser runs through Feb. 4
The effort through the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities supports adult recreation therapy programs at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Jan 10, 2022
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Omicron variant drives UNMC COVID-19 safety updates
Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, offers the campus leadership’s latest guidance on mask quality, working from home and flexibility in both in-person and remote learning.
Jan 10, 2022
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Med center experts answer: What makes omicron different?
Mark Rupp, MD, chief of infectious diseases, and Armando de Alba, MD, assistant professor of health promotion, will participate in a Facebook live discussion Monday.
Jan 7, 2022
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Testing returns to Williams Science Hall
Free saliva testing starts Monday for asymptomatic individuals in the UNMC community.
Jan 7, 2022
![Williams Science Hall](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WilliamsScienceHall042721.jpg)
Submissions sought for medical humanities magazine
Gold Humanism Honor Society accepting submissions from UNMC community until Feb. 1.
Jan 7, 2022
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Mariya Kovaleva, PhD, receives faculty practice scholars award.
Jan 7, 2022
![Mariya Kovaleva, PhD, adult-gerontological primary care nurse practitioner.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MariyaKovaleva0107221.jpg)
Rescheduled: Chancellor’s all-campus forum
Virtual forum, originally scheduled for today, now will be held next Wednesday.
Jan 6, 2022
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD; Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security for UNMC; and Jennifer Bartholomew, vice president and associate vice chancellor, facilities management, for UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GoldMezaBartholomew010322.jpg)
From social media: Fast and furious spread
UNMC Global Center for Health Security features two updates on the omicron variant.
Jan 6, 2022
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