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NOTE: This list is compiled well in advance of these events. Times and locations are subject to change. Please check <\/span><\/strong>UNMC Today calendar<\/a> to insure you have the correct time and location.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

April 4 –<\/span><\/strong> Chancellor’s Breakthrough Thinking Conference, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., CenturyLInk Center<\/span><\/p>\n

April 5 –<\/strong> UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy will receive the University-Wide Departmental Teaching Award<\/p>\n

April 5 – <\/span><\/strong>Author reading with poet Adrian Koesters, Ph.D., 5 p.m., McGoogan Library<\/p>\n

April 6 –<\/strong>Thomas Rando, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University neuroscientist, will deliver the Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology at noon in Durham Research Center Auditorium. Dr. Rando’s research focus is to identify interventions that prolong a healthy lifespan. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

April 10 –<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Richard B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., History of Medicine Lecture presented by Nancy Bristow, Ph.D., on the influenza epidemic of 1918<\/p>\n

April 12 – <\/span><\/strong>Culture Fest<\/span><\/p>\n

April 13 –<\/span><\/strong> Board of Regents campus visit at UNMC, 8 or 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

April 15 – <\/strong>10th anniversary of Weigel Williamson Center<\/span> for Visual Rehabilitation<\/span><\/p>\n

April 16 – <\/strong>Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer's Research Award will be given<\/p>\n

April 17 – <\/strong>UNMC all-campus forum with Dr. Gold, 9-10 a.m., Durham Research Center Auditorium<\/p>\n

April 18 – <\/strong>Final day of Nebraska State Legislature session<\/p>\n

April 19 –<\/strong> Open house for EON Reality Virtual Reality Innovation Academy, 5-7 p.m., Visualization Hub, Sorrell Center<\/p>\n

April 19-28 – <\/span><\/strong>Nebraska Science Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

  –Student expo: April 19 – Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum<\/span><\/p>\n

  –Keynote speaker: April 20 – ABC-TV Meteorologist Ginger Zee at Joslyn Art Museum<\/p>\n

  –Student expo: April 23-24 – Morrill Hall in Lincoln <\/span><\/p>\n

  –Student expo: April 27 – The Durham Museum<\/span><\/p>\n

  –Public expo: April 28 – The Durham Museum<\/p>\n

April 19 or 26 (TBD) –<\/strong> UNO\/UNMC Wellness Retreat for leadership<\/p>\n

April 20 –<\/span><\/strong> Board of Regents visit UNMC, 8 or 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>April 21 <\/strong><\/span>– <\/strong>Lymphoma Walk, Mahoney State Park, 10 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/span>April 24 –<\/span><\/strong> Annual Faculty Meeting, 4 p.m., DRC Auditorium<\/span><\/p>\n

April 26 – <\/span><\/strong>iEXCEL ConnectED event connecting Omaha, Lincoln and Scottsbluff campuses simultaneously<\/span><\/p>\n

April 28 – <\/span><\/strong>UNMC’s symphony sponsorship of Jurassic Park <\/span><\/p>\n

April 30 –<\/strong> Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures luncheon to honor Drs. Ken Cowan and Alison Freifeld, Happy Hollow Club<\/p>\n

May 1 –<\/strong> Central Administration Faculty Excellence Awards Luncheon, Joe Evans, Ph.D., professor and coordinator of Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), will receive the Innovation, Development and Engagement (IDEA) Award <\/p>\n

May 5 –<\/strong> Commencement ceremonies, Omaha, 9 a.m. Baxter Arena<\/p>\n

May 12 – <\/strong>American Heart Association Heart Walk<\/p>\n

May 17 –<\/strong> The Olson Center for Women’s Health celebrates 25 years<\/p>\n

June 1 –<\/span><\/strong> Board of Regents meeting <\/span><\/p>\n

June 1-2 – <\/span><\/strong>Cattlemen’s Ball in Hebron, Neb. Headliner is Trace Adkins.<\/span><\/p>\n

June 4 –<\/span><\/strong> Start for EON Reality Virtual Reality Innovation Academy, Williams Science Hall, 11-month course to obtain EON Reality certification.<\/span> EON Reality is the world leader in virtual and augmented reality training.  <\/span><\/p>\n

June 20 – <\/span><\/strong>Health Professions Career Day<\/span><\/p>\n

June 26-27 –<\/span><\/strong> Chancellor Gold community visit to Sidney, McCook, North Platte or Scottsbluff or Alliance<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 1 –<\/span><\/strong> Board of Regents meeting<\/span><\/p>\n

September 24-26 –<\/span><\/strong> National Modeling & Simulation Coalition National Meeting hosted by UNMC<\/span><\/p>\n

Oct. 5 –<\/span><\/strong> Board of Regents meeting<\/span><\/p>\n

Dec. 4 – <\/span><\/strong>Board of <\/strong>Regents meeting<\/span><\/p>\n

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