Lisa Spellman UNMC public relations

Science of nanomedicine is focus of next Omaha Science Cafe

UNMC’s Matthew Zimmerman, Ph.D., will discuss nanomedicine as it relates to cardiovascular disease.

Feb 28, 2014

Matthew Zimmerman, Ph.D.

Vocal cord dysfunction topic of Monday’s Lincoln Science Cafe

Vinay Mehta, M.D., will explore the impact vocal cord dysfunction has on athletes.

Feb 21, 2014

Low vision satellite clinic now open in Lincoln

February is Low Vision Awareness Month.

Feb 14, 2014

Low vision patient and Lincoln resident Peggy Campbell uses telescopic glasses when she drives. Campbell was fitted with the specialty glasses and taught how to use them through the Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation at UNMC.

UNMC experts speak on mental illness at Omaha Community Playhouse

The two presentations will be tied to performances of “Next to Normal,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play about mental illness.

Feb 12, 2014

Howard Liu, M.D., above, will speak about mental illness following the March 2 performance of "Next to Normal" at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

UNMC study: Shortage of pediatric oncologists in Nebraska

From 2008 to 2012, the pediatric oncology workforce decreased by 1.2 percent.

Feb 4, 2014

Jim Stimpson, Ph.D.

UNMC’s Ira Combs to speak at Martin Luther King Jr. event

Combs’ speech is titled “King, Health Care and His Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

Jan 20, 2014

Ira Combs

Sexual literacy focus of public health survey

College of Public Health teams with the Nebraska Adult Sexual Literacy Project on effort to identify knowledge gaps.

Jan 13, 2014

Christopher Fisher, Ph.D.

Brain surgery the focus of next week’s Omaha Science Cafe

Michele Aizenberg, M.D., director of the Brain and Spine Cancer Center, will disucss the topic Tuesday at the Slowdown.

Jan 10, 2014

Michele Aizenberg, M.D., director of the Brain and Spine Cancer Center

UNMC HIV research part of New England Journal of Medicine article

Study determines that new, simplified drug therapy might be most effective.

Dec 5, 2013

Uriel Sandkovsky, M.D.

Meet Omaha’s ‘Sexperts’ at Dec. 3 Science Cafe

Presentation will be first of a four-part series dealing with sexual health topics

Nov 25, 2013

UNMC's Christopher Fisher, Ph.D., is the director of the Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative.