{"id":133714,"date":"2026-06-30T10:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=133714"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:07:17","slug":"unmc-to-host-america-250-event-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/06\/30\/unmc-to-host-america-250-event-today\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC to host America 250 event today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UNMC community will mark America\u2019s 250 years of independence this afternoon with a reception and a spotlight on McGoogan Health Science Library&#8217;s new historical exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty, staff and students are invited to join UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, for cookies and refreshments from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Dr. Leland and Dorothy Olson Atrium, on the fourth floor of the Wigton Heritage Center in Omaha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebratory events also will be scheduled for UNMC campuses in Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk and Scottsbluff. Details will be provided by leaders at each campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Omaha, Dr. Davies will make brief remarks at 2:15 p.m., and attendees will soon be able to virtually tour a new McGoogan Library exhibit titled \u201cFrom Colony to Country: Medicine in America\u2019s Founding Era.\u201d The new exhibit, which will run through September 2027, examines different topics related to health, illness and healthcare during the colonial period, the Revolutionary War and the early American republic.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibit, located on level 8 of the library and soon to be  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/library\/special-collections\/exhibits.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/library\/special-collections\/exhibits.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"available online, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>available online<\/u><\/a>, will explore how \u201cheroic\u201d medical practices dominated the era, characterized by harsh, often poisonous medications and a reliance on bloodletting. 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