Lisa Spellman
Safe, healthy agricultural workers topic of Aug. 15 Omaha Science Cafe
Public invited to learn about safe working environment for Nebraska’s agricultural workers
Aug 1, 2017
UNMC Cancer Researcher Receives $100,000 Grant
Funding from St. Baldrick’s Foundation goes to study potential therapies for acute myeloid leukemia
Jul 31, 2017
Nebraska’s water is topic of July 18 Omaha Science Cafe
Alan Kolok, Ph.D., a professor of biology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will discuss what is found in the rivers, lakes and streams of Nebraska at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m. on July 18 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. As director of the Nebraska Watershed Network at UNO, […]
Jul 11, 2017
Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, Ph.D., receives Maurer Scientific Achievement Award
Recognized for her research aimed at finding ways to protect normal tissues in the body from radiation damage when treating prostate cancer or cancer of anus.
Jun 23, 2017
Michael Zaruba, M.D., receives Outstanding Preceptor Award
Michael Zaruba, M.D., received the Marion D. and Theodore Koefoot, Jr., M.D., Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine award at the annual University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Family Medicine banquet. Dr. Zaruba practices at Auburn Family Health Clinic in Auburn, Neb. "The department of family medicine is proud to recognize Dr. Zaruba with […]
Jun 22, 2017
UNMC names Sean McGarry, M.D., to inaugural musculoskeletal oncology chair
Dr. McGarry has become an expert in the field of musculoskeletal oncology and is widely known for his focus on limb salvage.
Jun 21, 2017
UNMC/UNO Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., to visit central Nebraska June 28-29
A leadership team from the University of Nebraska Medical Center headed by Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., will visit Lexington and Gothenburg on Wednesday, June 28, and North Platte and Valentine on Thursday, June 29. “These trips are always very informative in helping us to better understand the challenges these communities face and ways we […]
Jun 19, 2017
25th annual State Science Meet draws 55 students from across Nebraska
Fifty-five eighth-grade students from 25 schools across Nebraska attended the 25th annual State Science Meet June 8-10 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The goal of the meet is to inspire students, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care by providing a fun and educational experience. The students qualify for […]
Jun 9, 2017
Solar eclipse is topic of June 13 Omaha Science Cafe
Physics instructor David Kriegler will discuss the coming solar eclipse at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m. on June 13 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Kriegler has been an instructor of astronomy and physics for more than 40 years at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he is the director […]
Jun 5, 2017
Undergraduate students get taste of health professions school
Seventeen undergraduate students enrolled in either the Rural Health Opportunities Program or the Kearney Health Opportunities Program spent June 1-2 getting to know their future health professions professors and the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus during the annual RHOP/KHOP visit. The RHOP and KHOP programs are designed to address the special needs of rural […]
Jun 1, 2017
