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Family Room App Helps Patients and Families Make Informed Decisions During Hospitalization
The creators of the Family Room app call it a “nurse in your pocket.” The app helps translate medical jargon during a hospitalization—an already stressful experience—so that patients and their families can make better-informed decisions about care.
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Upcoming events
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- Join a special edition of Founders & Friends Happy Hour to meet the 2024 cohort of NTC Pioneers at Bierhaus in Lincoln, Friday, May 10, 4:30-6pm.
- RSVP to the next Scale Omaha event, Thursday, May 16, 6-8pm—Napkin Sketches to National Impact: Gordon Whitten’s Journey—at Modus Coworking in Omaha.
- Register for the NMotion Spring Showcase on Tuesday, May 21, 6-8pm, at the Ashton in Millwork Commons in Omaha.
- Join the waitlist for the next Creative Mornings featuring Kiewit Luminarium CEO Silva Raker, Friday, May 31, 8-9:30am at Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha.
- Get your ticket to the Tech Omaha Summer Party, Thursday, June 6, 5-9pm, at Slowdown in Omaha.
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- Read: University of Nebraska Teams Up With Google To Upskill Nebraska’s Workforce on SPN.
- The Nebraska Startup Academy released an MVP of a map of the Nebraska Startup and Innovation Ecosystem.
- Catch up with Kellee Mikuls, Swishboom founder and former CEO, in her new role as Ignite Nebraska Executive Director where she oversees the organization’s flagship IT apprenticeship program.
- Kauffman Foundation shared public details of its revised funding priorities and paused new grant funding as the Foundation refocuses its efforts specifically on the Kansas City area.
- Nominations are open through June 28 at 5pm CDT for the Midlands Business Journal 40 Under 40 list and you can submit here.
10-Hour Challenge
The 10 Hour Challenge is heading to the University of Nebraska at Kearney for a one-day hackathon on Saturday, April 27.
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Weekly Rundown Ep. 27 | Taking a Pause
This is not good-bye…Thank you all for supporting the Weekly Rundown! We’ve enjoyed uplifting innovators in Nebraska. Karlha Velasquez has been instrumental in this amazing project, and we wish her the best in the next chapter of her career.