{"id":64922,"date":"2019-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/04\/30\/news-briefs-58\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T16:06:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T21:06:03","slug":"news-briefs-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/04\/30\/news-briefs-58\/","title":{"rendered":"News briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Stancil to be honored by Urban League of Nebraska<\/strong>
\nMarvin Stancil, M.D., associate professor in the UNMC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been selected to receive a 2019 African American Leadership Award in the category of health. The award will be presented by the Urban League of Nebraska, and is based upon Dr. Stancil's significant successes and contributions to the African American community and the city of Omaha. Dr. Stancil will receive the award at the Annual African-American Leadership Awards Gala on May 31.
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\nCreighton University honors Dr. Ernest with its Alumni Merit Award<\/strong> 
\nEric Ernest, M.D., assistant professor, emergency medicine, was one of nine individuals to receive the Creighton University Alumni Merit Award this year. The award recognizes outstanding Creighton alumni from each school and college. It honors individuals who live life with high moral standards and are passionate leaders who touch, enrich, encourage and inspire others while serving selflessly and making the world a better place.
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\nDr. Ernest, who was honored by Creighton’s College of Professional Studies, was recognized for being "a prominent contributor to the field of emergency medicine." His work as an emergency medicine physician for UNMC\/Nebraska Medicine was cited as well as his efforts leading several emergency medical services (EMS) agencies. In addition, Creighton saluted Dr. Ernest for his involvement with his profession on both a local and national level and for his mentorship of EMS personnel at numerous local fire and emergency response departments.
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\nDr. Ernest holds two degrees from Creighton, earning his undergraduate degree in 2006 and his medical degree in 2010.<\/p>\n

Dr. Mohring finishes Boston Marathon<\/strong>
\nStephen Mohring, M.D., assistant professor of general internal medicine in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, ran in the Boston Marathon on April 15 and posted a time of 3:01:21.
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\nNASA Nebraska Space Grant competition accepting applications<\/strong>
\nThe NASA Nebraska Space Grant annual competition for mini-grant and fellowship funding is now open.
\nChanges this year include:<\/p>\n