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UNMC and UNO are teaming up to promote the Maverick Food Pantry (MFP), a service available to all students. This 7-week awareness campaign will conclude with a campus collection drive and pop-up food pantry at UNMC.
What is Food Insecurity and why are we talking about it?
Health.gov defines food insecurity as the disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of money and other resources. A 2017 study found that food insecurity among students has been reported to affect 14-59 percent of students at some point during their time in college.
Many food insecure students face issues of stigma which prevents them from seeking assistance. The Maverick Food Pantry is an available resource available to all students. Whether you need this resource, know someone who could use this resource, or want to do your part to create a #CultureOfCaring on campus, help remove the stigma and bring awareness to the importance of food insecurity at UNMC and UNO. Learn more about the pantry or sign up for a food pick-up.
Weekly Wellness Tips are courtesy of UNMC Wellness
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This Week
Monday, October 4
Tuesday, October 5
Wednesday, October 6
Friday, October 8
Saturday, October 9
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Next Week
Monday, October 11
Tuesday, October 12
Wednesday, October 13
Thursday, October 14
Friday, October 15
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UNeMed's 'Back-o-the-Napkin' contest
Join the 2021-2022 E-Learning program
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Dr. Cooper Owens is the Charles and Linda Wilson Professor in the History of Medicine and director of the Humanities in Medicine program. As the director of a medical humanities program and a historian, she understands the importance of the humanities.
Her presentation will touch on why humanities programs and education are necessary for students interested in health sciences: for instance, that the various humanities disciplines allow students to study the social, cultural, ethical and historical dimensions of how doctors, patients, and communities understand the lived experience of health and disease; that the humanities engender critical thinking and interdisciplinary approaches: and that subject covered in the humanities, such as aspects of history and race, and how that legacy of harm to underrepresented groups results in continued health disparities today, helps expand critical health science students critical thinking and compassionate learning.
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Fellow University of Nebraska Students,
As your student body presidents, we understand how important it is for student voices to be heard in the decision-making process. That’s why last week, we celebrated National Voter Registration Day.
The goal of this annual, nonpartisan event is to make sure everyone has the opportunity to vote. According to recent U.S. Census data, as many as 1 in 4 eligible Americans are not registered to vote. Every year millions of Americans find themselves unable to vote because they miss a registration deadline, don’t update their registration, or aren’t sure how to register.
Let’s make sure that when it comes time to vote, each of us is ready to make our unique voice heard. You can learn more about your options as a student voter and get registered to vote here.
Thank you for taking an active role in our nation’s democracy. We are honored to serve with you.
Sincerely,
Student Regent Noah Limbach, UNK
Student Regent Batool Ibrahim, UNL
Student Regent Taylor Kratochvil, UNMC
Student Regent Maeve Hemmer, UNO
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Food Pantry Knowledge at UNMC
The Division of Student Success would like to capture the awareness and usage of the Maverick Food Pantry by students across the Omaha campus. This is an anonymous survey; emails will not be collected.
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All UNMC Students, Faculty, and Staff must take action to prevent access restrictions to commonly used applications such as Firefly (SAP), NESIS (My Records, PeopleSoft), eShop, EMS Room Scheduling, Concur, Sunapsis and Bridge.
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Dewey Tennis Court
We will have weekly tennis practice at Dewey Tennis Court on Mondays through October 25th (weather permitting). Practices involve informal drills and games. All skill levels welcome!
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118 Howard Street, Omaha, NE
Students will receive a dish at local restaurants throughout our community as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Must have an NUID.
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Transitional care is a growing area of health care designed to address the needs of patients as they transfer between care settings or are discharged home from the hospital, with the goal of reducing hospital readmissions and ultimately improving the quality of patient care. Learn from UNMC College of Nursing faculty about their efforts to improve interprofessional geriatric transitional care using telehealth.
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Join UNL's Dish-it-Up, an interactive weekly conversation where individuals can share their personal views, learn from others and engage in civil discussions concerning current events, topics affecting students' lives, Nebraska campuses, and national/international happenings.
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Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory art project sponsored and organized by the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP), a non-profit research-art-education-media collective, directed by anthropologist Jason De León. The exhibition is composed of over 3,200 handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert of Arizona between the mid-1990s and 2019. These tags are geolocated on a wall map of the desert showing the exact locations where remains were found. Participants receive a prepared package for full inclusion in this project.
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SLIDO, EMPOWER, and the GSRC are joining forces during Hispanic Heritage Month and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month to present a discussion on the intersection of Hispanic culture and domestic violence through a medical lens.
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CAPS Virtual Support Hour is a free Zoom meeting for the UNO and UNMC communities. Students are invited to join as CAPS counselors share resilience tips, listen, and encourage connection. Register for the Zoom link. Call 402.559.7276 for questions or accommodations.
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Listen to guest speakers from the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center and Empower talk at the next Student Senate meeting.
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The Nebraska Medical Orchestra rehearses Fall 2021. Interested in joining? Contact Dr. Matthew Brooks at [email protected].
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Wigton Heritage Center, near Dunkin'
The writing group is open to writers of all skill levels. Dr. Bud Shaw will provide a short prompt and you will have time to complete a writing on that prompt. From reflections or fiction to poetry or prose, all styles are welcome!
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Zoom
A social support group for all UNO and UNMC military and veteran students to connect and laugh through academic challenges and life transitions. For the Zoom link, information, or accommodations, email [email protected] and [email protected] or call 402-554-2409.
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UNMC Ice Rink
We will have an open mic on the ice rink for spoken word, musical performances and more! Come perform or listen to your peers and enjoy some BBQ food and cider to start out the fall right!
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International Students - need some clothes for the winter season? Need to get some gift shopping done, for you, a family member, or a friend? The Office of Global Engagement is happy to assist you by providing FREE transportation to Nebraska Crossing Outlets on Saturday, October 9! For store information, visit www.nexoutlets.com.
The bus will pick up from the circle drive near Hope Tower (COPH) at 10:30 AM. We will return at 4 PM. NOTE: Face coverings are required while on the bus as well as any indoor shop while at Nebraska Crossing Outlets. Food will be available for purchase but must be eaten outside per UNMC policy.
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Find entry forms at the James and Karen Linder Maker Studio within the Leon S. McGoogan Health Sciences Library, who is co-sponsoring the contest. Entry forms, designed to resemble actual napkins, ask that inventors draw and describe their ideas. All novel innovations will be rendered into a three-dimensional model.
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The Funded Awards Program is a collaborative partnership between faculty and students. Faculty lead the projects with the commitment to incorporate the e-modules into their courses and consult with students to generate creative ideas; in turn, students offer engagement options and content development skills. View the program schedule for important dates.
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This page includes resources and information for students and families impacted by disruptions related to COVID-19, including the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program, and more.
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UNMC Vitals is a weekly publication of student news & events, with a separate version for each campus and online students. If this version does not reflect your home campus, please email [email protected].
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
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