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Two UNMC neurological sciences faculty joined a national team of other leading neurologists and dementia researchers in publishing new research to advance the use of artificial intelligence to diagnose challenging dementia cases.

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UNMC neurologists help advance science on AI diagnosis of dementia Olga Taraschenko, MD, PhD, and Daniel Murman, MD, of the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences, joined a national team in publishing new research.

Mark your calendar for this upcoming community partner event to learn about memberships, programming and volunteer opportunities available to med center community.

Fifteen international students joined UNMC's SEED program, diving into U.S. physical therapy practices while broadening their global outlook on rehabilitation.

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Global students visit UNMC for summer physical therapy program The UNMC Summer Experiential Education program gave learners a chance to learn about physical therapy in the U.S.

Amazing turnout at the BBQ 🎉 Here’s to new connections and a great start to the semester.

Check out the bbq photo album 📸:

2024 #WeAreUNMC BBQ Explore this photo album by University of Nebraska Medical Center on Flickr!

UNMC recently celebrated the achievements of ten undergraduate students from four Nebraska colleges, who were awarded the prestigious Richard Holland Future Scientist Award.

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INBRE program presents Holland Future Scientist Awards This is the 15th year for the awards named in honor of the late Richard Holland, a philanthropist who supported research.

Happy Orientation Week! 🎉

Today’s Highlights:
• New Student Orientation | 9-11:30 AM
• Student Involvement Fair | 11 AM-1 PM

For additional event details, visit:
https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2024/08/19/orientation-events-scheduled-for-incoming-students/

The Olson Center for Women’s Health is seeking health fair exhibitors for its 27th annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference on Friday, Oct. 25.

Health fair exhibit space is free and open to any Nebraska Medicine and UNMC departments, clinics and programs.

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Olson Center seeking exhibitors for women's health conference UNMC and Nebraska Medicine departments, clinics and programs can reserve free exhibit space at the health fair.

Molly Murphy, a UNMC College of Nursing alum, has made history as the first female nurse to complete the U.S. Army’s elite Ranger course.

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Nursing alum makes history at elite Ranger Course The graduate from the UNMC College of Nursing-Lincoln Division is the first female nurse to graduate from the U.S. Army Ranger School.

The shuttles are up and running on the Omaha campus! Have you taken a ride yet?

Shuttle rides are free and will require a scanned ID badge from students and employees.

More information:
https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2024/08/15/pilot-shuttle-program-beginning-aug-19/

Orientation week is here and we're kickstarting with events to help students get acclimated to the Omaha campus.

Orientation events:

Orientation events scheduled for incoming students Several UNMC-wide activities are scheduled for the coming weeks as the new academic year gets underway.

We're excited to share that U.S. News has ranked the UNMC College of Pharmacy among the TOP 20 pharmacy schools in the nation! 🎉 We're proud of our incredible students, faculty, and staff who make this possible.

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Pharmacy ranking reflects steady rise to stand among the best U.S. News recently rated the UNMC College of Pharmacy among the top 20 pharmacy schools nationally.

Don't miss the campus BBQ 🎉

🗓️: Wednesday, August 28
📍: Center for Healthy Living on the Activity Courts

The Education Research Network is an opportunity for faculty, staff and learners to connect with others who are interested in the science of teaching and learning, and advancing education research at UNMC.

Learn more about opportunities available:
https://www.unmc.edu/academy/scholarship/ed-research-network.html

Wishing a very happy birthday to our Interim Chancellor, 🎂

Join us today at noon for an all-campus forum with Interim Chancellor Dr. Dele Davies and Anne Barnes, vice chancellor for business, finance and business development.

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Dr. Davies' all-campus forum is today Interim Chancellor Dele Davies, MD, will be joined by Anne Barnes, vice chancellor for business, finance and business development.

Find all your essentials at our UNMC Bookstore. From August 12-23, enjoy 15% off medical supplies, scrubs, apparel and more.

www.UNMCBookstore.com

Mark your calendars for the campus BBQ! 🎉
We can’t wait to kick off the semester and welcome new and returning students.

📢 In case you missed it:
We're enhancing our campus with two new pedestrian and bike walkways to boost accessibility to and from campus. This project is supported through federal, community and state funds, and it is among our ongoing campus improvements to ensure a safer journey to and from campus.

Congratulations to Susan Blumel, one of UNMC's Kudos winners and a Gold U Award recipient for August. As a clinical research nurse, Susan finds the success of new treatments to be the most rewarding part of her job.

Learn more about her impactful work in oncology clinical research:

Gold U winner Blumel has huge impact in oncology clinical research Susan Blumel is credited as a thoughtful, caring research nurse and a role model for research personnel.

When infectious diseases threaten to cross into the U.S. Olympic Team’s lane, UNMC’s Angela Hewlett, MD, is on call as a trusted adviser to protect the Olympic athletes’ health. 🏅

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UNMC's Dr. Hewlett honored to advise U.S. Olympic team Angela Hewlett, MD, was asked to assist on infectious disease issues when COVID-19 emerged and advised on health precautions involving the Seine River at the 2024 Paris Games.

"My research focus is on caregiving youth (children under age 18) who help care for a parent with cancer. My interest in this topic started in my childhood. When I was 16 years old, my mother was diagnosed with metastatic triple negative breast cancer. From her diagnosis until her death two years later, my responsibilities shifted to accommodate the manifold effects of cancer--I had adopted a caregiving youth role without even realizing it.

Through this experience, I recognized early on that cancer affects not just the diagnosed individual, but also their loved ones. I was drawn to nursing by the desire to better understand the impact of disease on families and to help alleviate its multidimensional effects. During my transition from RN to PhD, I delved deeper into the experiences of caregiving youth, looking at their role in different disease contexts. I eventually narrowed my focus to families impacted by cancer. I think there is a lot of negativity surrounding the idea of caregiving youth. People do not like to picture children helping take care of parents, but the longer I am in this area of research, the more people I meet who have had this experience. After all, coping with a cancer diagnosis often involves the whole family.

My hope is to provide caregiving youth support in this role so that potential negative consequences can be minimized, and that positive outcomes can be increased. I also want to help change the perspective we have towards caregiving youth, so that children in this role can be better acknowledged, understood, and supported. Ultimately, I am thankful for my past experiences, though challenging, because they set me on a path towards nursing science and now, I get to work towards helping make it easier for children in a similar situation.

If you or someone you know has had a similar experience, I encourage you to reach out to me directly ([email protected]). I am continually working on research projects related to caregiving youth in oncology and would welcome anyone with a desire to participate and share their experience."

A UNMC-led team recently had the opportunity to ensure world leaders were prepared for global infectious disease threats.

Learn more about the high-level infectious disease exercise:

Med center experts lead NATO exercise A team led by UNMC's Jocelyn Herstein, PhD, ran a high-level infectious disease exercise to educate NATO’s medical working group.

Big congrats to the new AHEC scholars! 🎓 The Nebraska Area Health Education Center Scholars Program at UNMC just graduated 58 students.

The two-year program, part of a national initiative, prepares health professions students to serve in rural and urban underserved areas of the state.

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Nebraska AHEC Scholars Program graduates 58 students The two-year program prepares health professions students to serve in rural and urban underserved areas of the state.

LiveGreen shares tips on staying safe in extreme heat! 🌞
In most of the U.S., temps over 90°F are considered extreme heat. When your body can’t cool down, you risk heat cramps, exhaustion or stroke.

Find out how to protect your health and stay informed:

Extreme heat has major health impacts As energy curtailment season continues, LiveGreen offers information on heat-related concerns.