Lisa Spellman UNMC public relations

Wine is topic of Tuesday’s Omaha Science Cafe

Advanced wine steward and V. Mertz manager Matthew Brown to speak.

Jan 9, 2017

Barney to speak at campus MLK Day event

Speaker is founder and president of the Empowerment Network.

Dec 28, 2016

Willie Barney, founder and president of the Empowerment Network

Grant will fund study of meth neurotoxicity

Sowmya Yelamanchili, Ph.D., was awarded a $1.7 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health for study.

Dec 27, 2016

Sowmya Yelamanchili, Ph.D.

Dental students shine at national symposium

Ariel Atwood receives the Most Outstanding Presentation of Clinical Research Award at the 2016 Hinman Student Research Symposium.

Dec 14, 2016

From left, UNMC College of Dentistry Dean Janet Guthmiller, D.D.S., Ph.D., and fourth-year dental students Ariel Atwood and Mallory Shanahan. (Photo by Margaret Cain.)

UNMC scientists honored for neurovirology impact

Howard Gendelman, M.D., and Shilpa Buch, Ph.D., receive major awards at the International Symposium of Neurovirology.

Nov 21, 2016

From left, Kamel Khalili, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of neuroscience at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, Dr. Gendelman, and Igor Koralnik, M.D., president of the International Society of NeuroVirology and chair of the department of neurological sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill.

Science Cafe: Saving endangered big cats

At tonight’s Omaha Science Cafe, Franklin West, Ph.D., will discuss how he is using science to try to save the Sumatran tiger and clouded leopard.

Nov 15, 2016

Native American youth eye behavioral health careers

High school and undergraduate students representing seven tribes and three tribal colleges took part in Nov. 2 symposium.

Nov 10, 2016

Brent Khan, Ed.D., BHECN co-director, leads a table top discussion on techniques to reduce test anxiety.

PBS documentary ‘Medicine Woman’ to be shown

Nov. 18 event includes a Q&A with the producer.

Nov 7, 2016

An image of Susan La Flesche Picotte used in the documentary (Nebraska State Historical Society)

International Week begins Monday

International Student Association to host several events to mark week.

Nov 3, 2016

Dr. Jenkins honored for his volunteer service

College of Dentistry’s James Jenkins, D.D.S., receives the Woody Varner Award from The Lighthouse organization.

Nov 1, 2016

Lighthouse executive director, Bill Michener, at left, and Lighthouse co-founder and president Pete Allman, right, present the Woody Varner Leadership Award to James Jenkins, D.D.S.