Inside UNMC
All adults are now eligible for COVID-19 boosters
The CDC updated guidelines for adults who received two doses of an mRNA vaccine at least six months ago.
Nov 29, 2021
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Giving Tuesday offers help for UNMC students, MMI patients
NU Foundation encourages support for the UNMC Student Scholarship Fund and MMI’s adaptive toys effort.
Nov 29, 2021
![Giving Tuesday this year is Nov. 30.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GivingTuesday112921.jpg)
Frozen returns: UNMC ice rink opens Saturday
The outdoor rink will remain open through Jan. 30.
Nov 24, 2021
![Mick Ridgway, the ice rink manager, preps the rink.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IceRinkPrep1115211.jpg)
Employee giving campaign closing out third week
The NU Foundation is an option for UNMC community donations.
Nov 24, 2021
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Omaha City Council approves support for campus expansion
Agreement will provide $93 million in infrastructure funding for Project NExT and UNMC projects west of Saddle Creek.
Nov 24, 2021
![Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director of emergency management and biopreparedness at Nebraska Medicine, assists with National Disaster Medical System training.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NExT050621.jpg)
The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing $15.1 million in new funding in September.
Nov 24, 2021
![Matthew Rizzo, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/RizzoCOM.jpg)
Five new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine this month.
Nov 24, 2021
![Ju Gao, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Gao112221.jpg)
Dr. Gold praises UNMC’s adoption of COVID-19 vaccines
Chancellor again held his campus forum virtually and addressed a variety of pandemic issues.
Nov 23, 2021
![From left, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security, and Susan Kraft Mann, interim vice chancellor for business, finance and business development.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GoldMezaMann111621.jpg)
Science Cafe examines climate change’s impact on mental health
Azar Abadi, PhD, will speak at the Nov. 30 virtual event.
Nov 22, 2021
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Prize drawings continue in employee giving drive
Today we highlight Give Nebraska as an option for your donations.
Nov 19, 2021
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