Outreach
MMI receives Building Health Futures grant
Grant will support vision clinic in the new MMI building.
Dec 4, 2020
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UNMC faculty speak at Alzheimer’s Foundation conference
Special guest speaker Mehmet Oz, MD, will share personal family story at free virtal event on Dec 8.
Dec 4, 2020
![From left, Matthew Rizzo, MD, Howard Fox, MD, PhD, and Daniel Murman, MD, will speak at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America virtual event.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Conference120720.jpg)
International week contests still accepting entries
‘Traditional Dress’ and ‘Introduce Your Country/Culture’ contest close today.
Dec 4, 2020
![Last year's winners of the International Week "Traditional Dress" contest. Entries still are bring accepted today for this year's contest.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dress120420.jpg)
Employee Giving Campaign: Today’s the final day
Pledge by 3 p.m. to be eligible for this week’s prizes.
Nov 30, 2020
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Faculty, staff appreciation event held at Lauritzen Gardens
Employees and their families can attend the ‘Merry and Bright’ holiday show.
Nov 25, 2020
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Grant to help identify, stop emerging animal-to-human infectious diseases
More than 70 percent of emerging infectious diseases originate from animals
Nov 25, 2020
![David Brett-Major, MD, MPH](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/01_16_2020DavidBrettMajor008.jpg)
BHECN to host free online forum Dec. 9 to explore 2020’s impact
The forum will feature a keynote presentation by Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association; guest speaker, Nebraska Sen. John Arch; and a panel of four Nebraska behavioral health professionals, including rural health experts.
Nov 24, 2020
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Dr. Johnson’s pandemic guidance reaches millions globally
Recent press includes The Atlantic and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Nov 23, 2020
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Dr. Gold’s ACGME leadership called impressive
Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, helped lead ACGME during a time of tremendous transition.
Nov 19, 2020
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Dec. 1 open house for master’s degrees in nursing leadership, management
The college will give prospective students a closer look at three different master’s programs.
Nov 18, 2020
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