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Press Release

James Wisecarver, M.D., Ph.D., elected president-elect of national organization

He will serve as president-elect until fall 2018 when he will become president.

Oct 21, 2016

UNMC, Children’s receive grant to make clinical trials available statewide

Clinical trials determine if a new test or treatment works, is safe and also looks at improving the quality of life.

Oct 18, 2016

$300,000 grant to fund behavioral health internship training in underserved

The one-year grant will support stipends for 21 counseling interns from these four graduate counseling programs.

Oct 17, 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

Successful Opioid Summit Held in Omaha

Focus on prevention, treatment, and law enforcement

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

Rowen Zetterman, M.D., named chair of ACGME board

As the chair, Dr. Zetterman will lead several initiatives that the ACGME is currently exploring.

Oct 11, 2016

UNMC to hold grand opening Monday for expanded, renovated fitness center

$6 million project will be a ‘game changer’ for UNMC students, faculty, employees

Oct 7, 2016

Omaha philanthropists Bill and Ruth Scott were the lead donors on the renovation/expansion of the UNMC Center for Healthy Living.

Fitness is important to former Husker football player who was paralyzed in 1990

Strength and fitness facility will continue to be named in honor of Tom Heiser, M.D., former Husker football player who suffered paralyzing injury in 1990

Oct 7, 2016

Tom Heiser, M.D.