{"id":136431,"date":"2026-10-16T01:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=136431"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:03:25","slug":"sen-hughes-tours-unmc-omaha-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/16\/sen-hughes-tours-unmc-omaha-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Hughes tours UNMC Omaha campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State Sen. Jana Hughes, who is seeking re-election in Legislative District 24, visited UNMC on Oct. 14. The district, in southeast Nebraska, includes Polk, Seward and York counties, as well as part of Butler County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hughes started her visit by meeting with UNMC Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, at the Davis Global Center before touring the National Quarantine Unit. The final part of the tour highlighted UNMC\u2019s cutting-edge medical simulation program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know that people realize what we have here in Nebraska with this campus. It\u2019s pretty amazing,\u201d Hughes said. \u201cTo come here and see this is fascinating. The economic impact is significant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This visit does not represent an endorsement of any candidate or political party by UNMC, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, or the NU Board of Regents.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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