Press Release

UNMC research team lands $8.8 million NIH competitive renewal grant

Dr. Gendelman spearheads efforts to develop long-acting medicines for HIV/AIDS

Oct 8, 2015

Howard Gendelman, M.D.

University of Nebraska Medical Center launches HAND in HAND ResearchKit App

Study uses iPhone app to gather research data on brain damage induced by HIV infection

Oct 5, 2015

Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D.

North Omaha Community Care Council 3rd Annual Community Impact Luncheon Nov. 6

The North Omaha Community Care Council (NOCCC) will host its third annual Community Impact Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 at the Goodwill Industries, 4805 N. 72nd St. The luncheon will honor not-for-profit social service agencies, outstanding youth activism and commercial collaboration in service to the north Omaha community. Kenny McMorris, CEO of Charles […]

Oct 5, 2015

Caring for Husker Hearts

By Michael Huckabee, Ph.D., professor and director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center physician assistant program. Dr. Huckabee worked as a physician assistant for 30 years, mostly in rural Nebraska.

Oct 2, 2015

Gross, odd and unusual medical images are topic of Oct. 13 Omaha Science Cafe

"Gross-tober: Images from the History of Medicine,” will be presented by Erin Torell, archives associate and John Schleicher, associate professor and head of special collections at the McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Oct. 13 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th […]

Oct 1, 2015

UNMC, UNL research duo wins major award for surgical robot

Prestigious Game Changer Award goes to Drs. Oleynikov, Farritor

Oct 1, 2015

Shane Farritor, Ph.D. (left) and Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D.

Oct. 6-7 events to address implications of climate change on human health

The events are free and open to the public.

Sep 30, 2015

93 undergraduates take part in annual RHOP/KHOP/PHEAST visit to UNMC

Dylan Reinhardt was enjoying the chance to familiarize himself with the UNMC campus. Kaitlyn Bergfield was impressed by the quality of the labs at UNMC. The two college undergraduates were part of a special group of students, who will one day attend UNMC, who got a sneak peek at the campus this week. On Sept. […]

Sep 30, 2015

NSRI secures funding for UNMC to develop training module for worldwide labs

Goal is to develop training programs to improve effectiveness of laboratories in responding to emerging infectious diseases and biological threats.

Sep 30, 2015

Educating world on Ebola care topic of Oct. 14 Panhandle Science Cafe

Two University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing staff – instructor, Elizabeth L. Beam, Ph.D., and instructional technologist, Stephen Smith – will discuss educating the world on Ebola care, at 6pm on Oct. 14 at the Steel Grill, 2800 10th St., in Gering, Neb. Dr. Beam and Smith were both heavily involved in creating […]

Sep 28, 2015