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Research leads to best practices in fight against highly infectious diseases
Designed to handle everything from smallpox and SARS to avian influenza and Ebola, UNMC’s biocontainment unit is staffed by more than 40 highly trained professionals who have special training in disaster management, cardiac life support and bioterrorism.
Feb 13, 2015
![Cheryl Rand, RN, (left) assists Jean Bellinghausen, respiratory therapist, on how a two-person team dons and doffs personal protective equipment. This is one of many best practices developed by UNMC’s biocontainment unit staff to be adopted as a national best practice.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fall2014_RandBellinghausen.jpg)
Lab testing for Ebola requires thinking ‘outside the box’
Professionals in laboratories across the UNMC campus are on the front line in helping physicians get the information they need to treat Ebola patients.
Feb 13, 2015
UNMC research team working on vaccine for Ebola virus
A UNMC research team has been working on one phase of a concerted U.S. effort to develop a vaccine for the Ebola virus, which has infected more than 21,000 people in West Africa and killed more than 8,600 people.
Feb 13, 2015
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UNMC, Nebraska Medicine share Ebola expertise through online courses
UNMC and its primary clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, are sharing Ebola patient care and treatment best practices with hospital staff around the world through online education courses.
Feb 13, 2015
The scientist and his chicken soup
Every time cold season rolls around, so do home remedies, including Stephen Rennard, M.D., and his famous study of chicken soup.
Feb 13, 2015
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UNMC’s eighth Scientist Laureate,
Dr. Howard Fox talks about his love
of science.
Jun 3, 2014
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Two brilliant researchers were jointly presented the prestigious Innovation, Development and Engagement Award (IDEA) from the University of Nebraska.
Jun 3, 2014
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Distinguished scientists honored
Scientists work for years, even decades, to answer the question, or hypothesis that initially put them on their research path.
Jun 3, 2014
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Patient’s quest for relief from hives leads to discovery
Physician’s study of vitamin D3 treatment comes from patient suggestion.
Jun 3, 2014
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New startup grows from Innovation Week connection
Three people from vastly different backgrounds invent a new tool together.
Jun 3, 2014
![Anna Brynskikh Boyum demonstrates how Versatool helps a researcher keep a thin slice of frozen liver from curling or tearing so it can be placed on a slide for microscopic analysis.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/spring2014_NewStartup.jpg)