{"id":111551,"date":"2024-05-14T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=111551"},"modified":"2024-05-15T10:41:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:41:40","slug":"connect-highlights-iexcel-women-in-stem-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/05\/14\/connect-highlights-iexcel-women-in-stem-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect highlights iEXCEL, women in STEM and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>The 2024 spring edition of UNMC Connect \u2013 a publication for alumni and friends \u2013 is available online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/news\/connect.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>See the online version of Connect magazine and the feature stories at this link.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this issue, you\u2019ll meet the magicians of medical imagery \u2013 iEXCEL\u2019s talented visualization team that creates custom 3D content for health science education classes. 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