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Welcome 2024 SURP students

The McGoogan Library is excited to welcome the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) students to UNMC. During your time at UNMC, you will have access to the library’s online collections, as well as the physical space.

Please reach out for assistance. Our team is here to assist you with formulating research questions, using library resources and services, citation management, and more. Contact us via the AskUs form located on the library website or via email.

Congratulations on your acceptance into the Summer Undergraduate Research Program and, most importantly, welcome to UNMC!

History Comes Alive: 24th & Glory

Motivation to solve complex problems of TODAY can be found through learning the inspiring stories of those who came BEFORE US.  

Dirk Chatelain, local author and speaker, will share the inspiring story of significant American social movements, through the lens of five Black professional athletes and the Omaha neighborhood that lifted them to success. 

This event is open to the UNMC community. A limited number of copies of Dirk’s book, 24th & Glory, will be given to registrants. Event co-sponsored by Office of Faculty Development, McGoogan Health Sciences Library, and Office of Community Engagement. 

Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024
Time: noon– 1 p.m.
Location: MSC 4053 and via Zoom (registration required)

RSVP for the event to receive the Zoom link and additional event info.

24th & Glory book cover
Purple and cream graphic with copy that says Complex problems of TODAY can be better solved with an understanding of our PAST
Purple and cream graphic with copy that says You + History + Broadened Perspectives + Engagement with Community = YOU, better

What’s New in AI at UNMC?

We have learned a lot about AI over the last several months! “What’s New in AI at UNMC?” is a monthly online discussion series that provides a chance to talk with colleagues across UNMC about how they have encountered or integrated AI in their work.  

The inaugural session is set for Wednesday, June 19, 2024, from 9–10 a.m. via Zoom. This session will focus on generative AI guidance from professional associations and research institutions that may impact UNMC faculty and staff.   

Future discussions will include topics such as: reviews of current AI projects at UNMC, updated AI policies and protocols, and emerging topics in the field of generative AI.   

This series is open to all UNMC colleagues and will be conducted via Zoom.   

“What’s New in AI at UNMC?” is brought to you by the UNMC AI Task Force co-chairs, Rachel Lookadoo (College of Public Health) and Emily Glenn (McGoogan Health Sciences Library). 

“What’s New in AI at UNMC?” schedule:  

  • Wed., June 19 | 9–10 a.m. via Zoom
  • Wed., August 21 | 9–10 a.m. via Zoom
  • Fall discussion dates are forthcoming.   

This series follows the UNMC AI Task Force work, contributes to a “community of practice” and occurs in coordination with the July 23, 2024 Generative AI at UNMC | Summer Symposium. 

Maker Studio Adds New Crafting Tool to Collection

UNMC student groups, are you looking for a way to make stickers, cards, or even heat-transfer shirt designs? The library has recently added a Silhouette CAMEO® machine to the Maker Studio. Precisely cut over 100 materials, including paper, cardstock, vinyl, heat transfer material and fabric. A Silhouette CAMEO® machine is a larger version of a Cricut and is sometimes referred to as a hobby cutter, a die-cut machine or a vinyl cutter. 

The Maker Studio is available for all UNMC students, faculty and staff. Individuals can become authorized to use equipment independently by completing an orientation. See our Maker Studio page for more details. Once authorized, users may access the Maker Studio 24/7. 

Generative AI at UNMC | Summer Symposium

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Share your insights with fellow generative AI explorers at—or plan to attend—the Generative AI at UNMC Summer Symposium on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the Truhlsen Campus Events Center at UNMC (located in the Michael F. Sorrell Center). This symposium brings educators, instructional designers, administrators, librarians, and technologists from UNMC and UNO to consider the profound impacts of generative AI on education. This is your call to strengthen our local community of practice and reveal who is doing what in this space. Topics will range from usage of generative AI in assignment creation or grading, information literacy instruction, ethics of generative AI in education, generative AI-enabled tools and educational research, and deepfakes and creative works in education. 

The Generative AI at UNMC Summer Symposium chairs will consider submissions for presentations from UNMC and UNO faculty, staff, and students. Presenters can explore aspects of a research question, process, project, policy, or tool that uses generative AI technologies. Presentations will include slides, live demonstrations, or other visual examples and can be up to 10 minutes long, including questions and discussion. Presentations will occur simultaneously at stations, with participants moving around the event space. All stations will include internet-enabled screens (with laptop connections) for sharing slides, live demonstrations, or other visual examples. 

UNMC and UNO faculty, staff, and students interested in presenting must submit a proposal by June 7. 

You will be asked to include:   

  • The names, academic degree(s), affiliations, and campus locations of presenters    
  • Presentation title   
  • An abstract of up to 125 words, to be included in the program. Include your objective, methods, results, and conclusions.   

Presenters will be notified of acceptance by June 14.   

The symposium will be free and open to members of the UNMC and UNO communities.   

Questions? Contact the planning chairs, Emily Glenn or Rachel Lookadoo. 

This symposium is co-sponsored by the McGoogan Library, College of Public Health, Office of Faculty Development and Academic Affairs.

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