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UNMC Grad Student Consulting Club: Public Speaking Skills Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

Public speaking can be hard, which is why the UNMC Grad Student Consulting Club wants to help you improve these skills! They are hosting a public speaking skills event next Monday, 11/17 to help you communicate effectively. Sign up below!
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Reminder: Dr. Davies' all-campus forum is today Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, will talk with Ken Bayles, PhD, UNMC's vice chancellor for research.

🗣️ UNMC faculty, staff and students:
Join Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, today (Nov. 10) at noon for the all-campus forum. Dr. Davies will be joined by Ken Bayles, PhD, vice chancellor for research, to share plans for a new UNMC Office of Industry Engagement.

www.unmc.edu/newsroom/202...

Distinguished Scientists UNMC's Distinguished Scientists are the best and brightest from all over the world, working to discover treatments and cures for life-threatening diseases

Tune in today at 4 PM for the UNMC Distinguished Scientists 2025 Award Ceremony 🏆

Streaming live here:
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Be a Lifesaver in the Big Ten Blood Drive Challenge! 🩸

Nebraska is running close with Wisconsin and with your help, we can close that gap and again win the top spot before the competition ends.

More information:
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Flyer for IGPBS program at UNMC. Apply by November 15th with your application and all required documents to receive priority status.

The priority deadline for applying to the IGPBS is November 15th, which means there is still time to apply! If you're an undergraduate student interested in biomedical research, get your application and required documents in by the deadline to receive priority status!

Say hello to our Student Senate! 👋
We’re excited for everything they’ll be working on for 2025-2026!

Read more:
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The BMB program is putting on a Career Workshop for all students next Thursday, November 13th! It will feature UNMC alumni who are coming back to talk about their careers and how they got into their career path. This is a great opportunity to learn about careers after you get your Ph.D.!

Research leadership: Becky Deegan, PhD Dr. Deegan is a professor in the UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Featured in today's UNMC Today is a write up on the director of our beloved BMB program Dr. Becky Deegan! You can learn all about her and the impact her research has here: www.unmc.edu/newsroom/202...

Trick or treat, without the sugar overload! 🍬
Registered dietitian Courtney Aken shares fun, healthy Halloween alternatives in the latest #AskUNMC.

Halloween Havoc Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

Halloween is right around the corner, and there is no better place to be than at Scriptown for GSA's Halloween Havoc event! Friday night they are hosting UNMC students from 6-10pm, where there will be food, games, and music, along with a costume contest!

National Physical Therapy Month notification; UNMC MMI logo and branding; adult in light jogging clothes is stretching their shoulders outside in a sunny park.

🧑‍🦽Fitness for every body! At #unmcMMI, we believe everyone—regardless of ability—deserves access to fun, lifelong fitness.

📍Learn more about #mmiPhysicalTherapy:
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📍https://go.unmc.edu/choose_pt

#choosePT #pediatricphysicaltherapy #mmiPT #MobilityMatters

Healthy Halloween: Treat Yourself Right Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

The UNMC GSA is hosting a Healthy Halloween event this Friday from 12:00-2:00! Come join your fellow Grad Studies students for healthy snacks, a spooky photo booth, costume contest, and more!

UNMC connects Nebraska campuses through hologram and VR technology at statewide stroke conference - Silicon Prairie News At the University of Nebraska Medical Center, hologram boxes, virtual reality headsets and interactive walls brought health care providers together across four campuses. The statewide stroke…

The statewide stroke conference connected providers across four campuses for an immersive learning experience using hologram and VR technology.

Learn how we’re making an impact in this Silicon Prairie News story:
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Halloween pumpkin carving Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

UNMC's Student Senate and International Student Association are hosting a Halloween Pumpkin Carving Event! The event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 29th from 3:00-5:00 in the DRC Commons. Sign up and join the Halloween festivities!

Join Us for Our Inaugural Interest Meeting!
📍 DRC I Room 1004
🗓️ 3:00–4:00 PM
Come learn more about our organization, get involved, and meet new people! Stick around after the meeting for a fun game of Lotería with prizes for the winners!

IGPBS flyer with information on the Virtual Open House held on Thursday, October 23rd with two sign up options. Students can attend the 8:00-9:00 am session, or the 5:00-6:00 pm session. The virtual open house will cover what it takes to join the program, what life is like as a grad student in the program, and gives participants an opportunity to meet IGPBS administrators and staff. There is also an available QR code to use to sign up for the event.

The IGPBS program is holding a virtual open house for prospective students this Thursday, October 23rd! Any student with a strong background in biology and a love of research is encouraged to attend!

Science never stops and neither do we! Here's a rundown of where we'll be this week:

- 10/7 Kim is attending the University of Iowa's STEM Fair
- 10/8 Matt will be at Wayne State College's College & Internship Fair
- 10/9 Both will be at UMKC's Job & Internship Fair

Events during UNMC Research Month

We are on the road again tomorrow to head to Kearney for the @unkearney.bsky.social Career & Internship Fair! We are so excited to visit with UNK students, so if you're attending this event, please stop by the IGPBS booth and say hello!

Participate in Research Month at UNMC throughout October Events are split into weekly themes to highlight different parts of the research enterprise and provide opportunities to learn and network.

October is Research Month at UNMC! 🎉
A campus-wide initiative to elevate and advance the research enterprise at UNMC. Each week of Research Month will highlight different aspects of the research ecosystem and provide opportunities for learning, networking and growth.
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Postdoctoral office flyer for a seminar held today by Nate Hueber entitled "Capitalizing on the Interview"

If you have time today, check out this seminar from Nate Hueber at UNO who is presenting on how to capitalize on your interview. This is great advice for students who are looking to prepare for life after their Ph.D.

The hunt for the next great group of biomedical researchers NEVER stops, and we know we have some brilliant minds right in our backyard. We are attending the UNO All Majors Career & Internship fair today! If you're interested in a biomedical research career, we can't wait to speak with you!

Recruiting season has begun and the IGPBS office is in search of the next great biomedical researcher! Kim is heading out to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Fall Career + Internship Fair tomorrow, so if you see the IGPBS booth, stop by and say hello! #UNMC

Don't mind the typo, the We Are UNMC BBQ is happening TODAY! Don't miss out on all of the food, music, and games going on at the Center for Healthy Living from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm!

Home The University of Nebraska Medical Center is at the forefront of 21st century health sciences education, innovative research and extraordinary patient care.

UNMC's annual We Are UNMC BBQ is going on this Wednesday, Aug. 28th at the Center for Healthy Living! Everyone is encouraged to attend, where there will be free food, giveaways, music, and games! For details, check out the events page here:

UNMC garden grows food, community UNMC's community gardens have grown in recent years, producing a bounty of veggies, including tomatoes ... lots of tomatoes.

We are so proud of the IGPBS students helping out with the UNMC community garden and providing food to the Kountze Food Pantry and Ronald McDonald House! www.unmc.edu/newsroom/202...

We're announcing a new publication coming out of the IGPBS office: the IGPBS DAWGS! This publication features a student from each sub-program who recently had a first-author publication for their research! Today we're highlighting Venkatesh Varadharaj with the BMB program.

We are so thrilled to welcome the newest addition to the IGPBS program today! We have over 40 students from 8 different countries joining us for the next phase of their academic career.

Today we're attending the Boys & Girls Club Career Fair! We love getting to talk to the next generation of scientists!

Nominations due by Friday for UNMC research awards Honors include Scientist Laureate, Research Leadership, Distinguished Scientist, New Investigator Awards and Community Service to Research Awards.

📢 The UNMC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is seeking nominations for UNMC’s prestigious research faculty awards and community service to research awards.

🗓 Deadline: Friday, July 25

🔗 Learn more and submit your nomination: www.unmc.edu/newsroom/202...