Press Release

UNMC College of Nursing in Scottsbluff to hold July 20-21 summer camp

Free camp seeks high school students interested in nursing

May 2, 2016

Climate change focus of May 10 Omaha Science Cafe

Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, will discuss global and local impacts of climate disruption at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., May 10 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. A former assistant surgeon general, Dr. Khan’s career has focused on health […]

May 2, 2016

Regional public health conference to be held at UNMC

Camara Phyllis Jones, M.D., Ph.D., president of the American Public Health Association (APHA), will be the keynote speaker at the annual APHA Region VII conference at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on April 27-28. The conference is hosted by the Public Health Association of Nebraska (PHAN). “Big Challenges, Big Opportunities” is the title of […]

Apr 25, 2016

UNMC faculty receive awards during annual Faculty Senate meeting

Awards are for meritorious teaching, service or mentoring

Apr 25, 2016

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine reduce energy use by 25 percent

The medical center’s main campus at 42nd and Emile streets used 25 percent less energy in 2015 than it did five years ago, despite adding more square footage to campus.

Apr 22, 2016

Study links HIV infection with premature aging

Thanks to combination antiretroviral therapy, many people with HIV can be expected to live decades after being infected. Yet doctors have observed that these patients often show signs of premature aging. Now a study published in the April 21 issue of Molecular Cell has applied a highly accurate biomarker to measure just how much HIV […]

Apr 22, 2016

Cattlemen’s Ball set for June 3-4 near Princeton, Neb.

Event has raised nearly $13 million for cancer research in Nebraska since its inception

Apr 22, 2016

Legendary entertainer Clint Black will perform at June 4 concert.

UNMC College of Pharmacy initiates program for pharmacy tech certification

Nearly 2,700 pharmacy techs in Nebraska will need certification by Jan. 1, 2017

Apr 20, 2016

Val Lawton, pharmacy technician at Nebraska Medicine's outpatient pharmacy at the Durham Outpatient Center, has undergone NE-CPhT certification training, and will be among dozens in the program's inaugural class to receive their certifications at an April 21 event at UNMC.

UNMC receives $1.25 million grant to renew SEPA program

A program aimed at strengthening the math and science curriculum among American Indian youth in Nebraska and South Dakota will continue thanks to the renewal of the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) grant. The $1.25 million grant to the University of Nebraska Medical Center has been renewed for another five years through the National Institutes […]

Apr 14, 2016

Nebraska’s 7th Annual Lymphoma Walk to be held April 23

Harlan, Iowa, basketball coach to serve as honorary chairman

Apr 12, 2016