{"id":562,"date":"2021-03-24T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=562"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:56:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:56:13","slug":"advocate-for-the-university-of-nebraska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/advocate-for-the-university-of-nebraska\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocate for the University of Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>We&#8217;re in the midst of <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraska.edu\/offices-policies\/external-relations\/state-government-relations\/2021-i-love-nu-week\">#ILoveNU Week<\/a>, and we love seeing our alumni celebrate by sharing their story on social media, contacting their senator and wearing UNMC colors. 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