Lisa Spellman
18th Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference set for Oct. 30
The 18th annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference will be held Friday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the La Vista Conference Center, 12520 Westport Parkway. The conference, which is open to the public, offers a day of new health insights, encouraging and empowering messages, health screenings, exhibits, and fun. The conference […]
Sep 16, 2015
UNMC College of Dentistry Dental Museum open house set for Sept. 21-26
The UNMC College of Dentistry Museum, featuring a collection of dental artifacts that chart the history and evolution of the profession, will be open to the public for free Sept. 21-26. “This display represents one of the largest collections of historic dental items dating from the 1850s to the present in the United States," said […]
Sep 9, 2015
UNMC Truhlsen Eye Institute receives prestigious designation
The Truhlsen Eye Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has been selected as only the second institute in the country to be designated as a Cochrane Eyes and Vision (CEV) Center for Evidence-based Medicine. The Truhlsen Institute joins the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University as the only CEV centers in the […]
Aug 28, 2015
Gasoline emissions in urban areas is topic of Sept. 1 Omaha Science Cafe
David Hallberg will talk about examining the public health threat of gasoline emissions in urban areas at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Sept. 1 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Hallberg has served as legislative director in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and was actively involved in drafting […]
Aug 20, 2015
Cass County among first in U.S. to adopt groundbreaking system for cardiac arres
Every day, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), the leading cause of death in the United States, takes the lives of more than 1,000 men and women. Current survival rates are dismal, with fewer than 10 percent of patients surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in most communities. In Cass County, the odds for survival may get better very […]
Aug 13, 2015
UNMC announces Richard Holland Future Scientist Award winners
Five undergraduate students from five Nebraska colleges and universities recently received the 2015 Richard Holland Future Scientist Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. The students received cash prizes totaling $2,500 at the annual INBRE (Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Program) conference on Aug. 4 in Lincoln. The awards are […]
Aug 10, 2015
Art and science of medical decision making is topic of Aug. 11 Omaha Science Caf
Sculptor, Kirk Vaughn-Robinson, and William Lydiatt, M.D., director of head and neck surgical oncology in the department of otolaryngology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will talk about the art and science of medical decision making at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Aug. 11 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. […]
Aug 5, 2015
Successful INBRE grant renewed for $16.2 million
The success of the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program based at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has led to the renewal of the National Institutes of Health grant that supports it to the tune of $16.2 million for another five years. The grant is overseen by principal […]
Jul 31, 2015
UNMC expands RHOP program at Peru State College
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Peru State College have expanded their partnership in UNMC’s Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) to now include the clinical laboratory science, physical therapy, physician assistant and radiography educational programs. Under the agreement, beginning this fall, qualifying Peru State College students may apply for admission to RHOP and provisional […]
Jul 30, 2015
UNMC Chancellor to visit four northeast Nebraska communities July 21-22
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., will visit four communities in Nebraska on July 21-22. The goal of the visits is to learn about health care opportunities and challenges in the area, and how UNMC can better serve the communities’ needs. Dr. Gold will visit health care providers and practitioners in […]
Jul 14, 2015
