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Nebraska health care workers called to join HERO Registry

PCORnet® study will use registry to answer questions about the impact of novel coronavirus on health care workers’ lives.

May 5, 2020

James McClay, M.D., UNMC site investigator for PCORnet

Webinar explains how to ‘pay yourself’ in retirement

Registration now open for May 21 webinar.

May 4, 2020

Chancellor to hold virtual forum on May 19

Chancellor will discuss issues of interest to the UNMC community.

May 4, 2020

UNMC and University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

Fostering the Future seeks student volunteers

The organization’s mission is to help children and young adults in the foster care system.

May 4, 2020

The annual Fall Blanket Drive, where students to help make blankets for organizations including Omaha Police Department, the Ronald McDonald House, the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Project Harmony and the Siena/Francis House, is one of the organization's main events.

UNMC extends its stay-at-home directive to May 15

Individuals should continue to work remotely, unless their job requires them to physically be on campus.

May 4, 2020

Dr. Davies named to AAP team on COVID-19 procedures

The initiative is called “AAP COVID-19 ECHO: Emergency Readiness & Response.”

May 1, 2020

Dele Davies, M.D.

Children’s Dental Day draws big (healthy) smiles

March event a rewarding experience for 218 Nebraska children and College of Dentistry students, faculty and staff.

May 1, 2020

A patient receives much-needed dental care from UNMC College of Dentistry students.

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

May 1, 2020

Dave O'Dell, M.D.

Six locations across Nebraska now decontaminating PPE

Method developed at UNMC combats a shortage of one-use N95 respirators.

May 1, 2020

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine developed a safe and effective method to use ultraviolet light to decontaminate N95 respirators.

UNMC experts develop COVID-19 guidelines for meat processing facilities

Team toured 10 facilities across state to develop ‘playbook.’

May 1, 2020

From left, Jocelyn Herstein, Ph.D., infectious disease expert for the Global Center for Health Security, and Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director of emergency management and biopreparedness for Nebraska Medicine and executive director of emergency management for the Global Center for Health Security at UNMC, was part of a team of experts that toured 10 meatpacking plants over the past two weeks to provide technical assistance and further develop guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while the facilities continue to operate.