Wellness

Registration open for Corporate Cycling Challenge team

The bike tour, to be held Aug. 20, will begin and end at the Capitol District Plaza in downtown Omaha.

Jul 10, 2023

Take Care: Learning mindfulness as a skill

Being mindful has shown to be a powerful tool to improve mental health and respond to stress.

Jul 5, 2023

Sarah Fischer, PhD

BHECN completes ARPA grants with new awardees

More than $3 million was awarded to address state’s behavioral health workforce shortage.

Jun 30, 2023

Marley Doyle, MD, director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, and Jessica Buche, BHECN ARPA award director

Renovated lab open for collaboration on health and wellness

Stakeholders across UNMC supported the redesign of the Physical Therapy Clinical Movement Analysis Lab.

Jun 16, 2023

A ribbon cutting heralded the official opening of a newly renovated health and wellness clinical research lab open to collaborators across UNMC colleges and institutes. From left: Russell McCulloh, MD, Jennifer Larsen, MD, Kenneth Bayles, PhD, Kyle Meyer, PhD, Laura Bilek, PhD, Yvonne Golightly, PhD, and Betsy Becker, DPT, PhD

New ‘Heart to Heart’ podcast episode discusses stress

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, talks with Sarah Fischer, PhD, UNMC’S director of wellness programming.

Jun 14, 2023

Student satisfaction survey informs plans for improved resources, services

Improvements are planned in the areas of student participation, leadership development and community health.

May 31, 2023

Free counseling services available to UNMC employees, students

Leaders: Wellness help, support on hand for all members of the UNMC community.

May 24, 2023

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Munroe-Meyer Institute grant to address school mental health

Brandy Clarke, PhD, will lead $6 million, five-year effort to reach underserved students.

May 11, 2023

About 70% of schools indicate that the need for student mental health services has increased, yet there aren’t enough providers.

Med center will hold biking event on May 17

Presentations are planned from Bike Walk Nebraska and Ponderosa Cyclery.

May 11, 2023

Take Care: Practicing gratitude through journaling  

Taking time to write down things to be grateful for can make people happier, more tolerant to stress and healthier.

Apr 24, 2023

Steve Wengel, MD, assistant vice chancellor for campus wellness