Lisa Spellman
UNMC announces opening of low vision satellite clinic in Sioux City
Low vision satellite clinics continue to operate in Lincoln and Hastings.
Feb 13, 2017
Feb. 7 Omaha Science Cafe to look at the brain and love
UNMC psychiatrist Soonjo Hwang discusses what happens when people fall in love
Jan 30, 2017
Wine is topic of Jan. 10 Omaha Science Cafe
Matthew Brown, advanced sommelier and manager of V. Mertz restaurant, will discuss the science of wine at the next Omaha Science Café being held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Brown will discuss soils and vines, the science of grape varieties, oxygen management and wine quality, wine production techniques, […]
Jan 4, 2017
Willie Barney to headline Jan. 16 MLK event at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine
On Jan. 16, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine will once again honor the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., with a keynote presentation by Willie Barney, founder and president of the Empowerment Network. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from […]
Jan 3, 2017
UNMC’s Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., named to national clinical research board
Recognized for expertise in human research regulation, Dr. Prentice is named to Association of Clinical Research Professionals Board of Trustees
Dec 19, 2016
UNMC appoints new assistant vice chancellor of business and finance
Will take on additional responsibilities in accounting, compliance, finance and payroll.
Dec 1, 2016
Human brain is topic of Dec. 6 Omaha Science Cafe
The human brain is the topic of the next Omaha Science Café being held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Matthew Rizzo, M.D., the Reynolds Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurological Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will discuss emerging opportunities in neurosciences research, […]
Dec 1, 2016
Nov. 15 Omaha Science Cafe to focus saving two endangered species
Franklin West, Ph.D., an associate professor of regenerative medicine at the University of Georgia, will discuss how he is using science to try to save the Sumatran tiger and clouded leopard at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Nov. 15 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. The Sumatran tiger and clouded leopard […]
Nov 7, 2016
Possible HIV breakthrough published in Science
A University of Nebraska Medical Center scientist is part of a research team that has shown that they can achieve sustained control of SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus) infection in an animal model by supplementing antiretroviral drugs with an antibody during and after drug treatment. SIV is the animal version of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the […]
Oct 14, 2016
Cannabidiol is topic of Oct. 18 Omaha Science Cafe
Deepak Madhavan, M.D., associate professor of neurological sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will discuss cannabidiol and its potential clinical use in treating patients suffering from epilepsy at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Oct. 18 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Cannabidiol is a cannabinoid that is extracted from […]
Oct 12, 2016
