{"id":30245,"date":"2007-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-17T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2007\/04\/17\/state-senators-tour-unmc\/"},"modified":"2007-04-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-17T05:00:00","slug":"state-senators-tour-unmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2007\/04\/17\/state-senators-tour-unmc\/","title":{"rendered":"State senators tour UNMC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"center\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/HowardMcDonald.png\" border=\"2\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nFrom left: State Sen. Gwen Howard of Omaha tries on a white coat at Monday&#8217;s dinner for Nebraska Legislators as Sen. Vickie McDonald of St. Paul looks on. <\/p>\n<p>Howard and McDonald joined several state senators and guests who toured the campus and dined at UNMC as part of the medical center&#8217;s first ever dinner for Nebraska lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p>The state senators got a first-hand look at UNMC facilities, spoke with scientists and students and then were treated to dinner in the Durham Research Center. <\/p>\n<p>Some lawmakers took the time to blog about their visit to the medical center. 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