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
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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](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SarahFischer031023-900x600.jpg)
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](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DoyleBuche062823.jpg)
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](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ClinicalResearchLab061623-900x600.jpg)
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
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HeartToHeartPodcast.jpg)
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
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Free counseling services available to UNMC employees, students
Leaders: Wellness help, support on hand for all members of the UNMC community.
May 24, 2023
![UNMC emblem](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/UNMC_EmblemGrey-900x600.jpg)
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.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HighschoolMMI-900x600.jpg)
Med center will hold biking event on May 17
Presentations are planned from Bike Walk Nebraska and Ponderosa Cyclery.
May 11, 2023
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bike051220-e1683752479706.jpg)
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](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/StevenWengel042423-900x600.jpg)