Press Release
2015 Bike for Sight set for April 25
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Prevention of Global Blindness Division at the Truhlsen Eye Institute will host the 2015 Bike for Sight on Saturday, April 25, at Miller’s Landing on the downtown Omaha riverfront. The charity bike tour aims to raise awareness and funds to support vision restoring cataract camps in third world nations. […]
Apr 2, 2015
Stem cell research is focus of April 13 Lincoln Science Cafe
C. Randal Mills, Ph.D., president and CEO of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, (CIRM), will discuss the impact of investing in stem cell research at the next Lincoln Science Café at 7 p.m. on Monday April 13 at VEGA, 350 Canopy St. in Lincoln. Prior to joining CIRM in 2014, Dr. Mills was president […]
Apr 1, 2015
UNMC researcher receives grant to study start and progression of ovarian cancer
Cheng Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor, obstetrics/gynecology, recently received a grant to study the initiation and progression of ovarian cancer. The $70,000 grant came from Colleen's Dream Foundation and local community efforts in Harlan, Iowa. Dr. Wang, in collaboration with Jixin Dong, Ph.D., of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, is investigating whether the hippo signaling pathway […]
Mar 31, 2015
Exotic animal nutrition is focus of April 7 Omaha Science Cafe
Kelly Kappen, nutrition manager at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, will talk about the nutrition requirements of exotic animals at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Tuesday April 7, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Kappen is currently the nutrition manager at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. She earned her […]
Mar 30, 2015
Nebraska Biocontainment Unit celebrates 10th anniversary
Dr. Rick Sacra, first Ebola patient treated in unit, highlights list of dignitaries attending celebration
Mar 27, 2015
UNMC breast cancer researcher honored with Joseph P. Gilmore award
Melissa Teoh-Fitzgerald, Ph.D., calls investigating the role antioxidant enzymes play in breast cancer her passion. It's an area she's been researching since she was a post-doc at the University of Iowa. On March 17, that passion was recognized, as Dr. Teoh-Fitzgerald, an assistant professor in biochemistry and molecular biology and already a UNMC New Investigator […]
Mar 26, 2015
Center for Preparedness Education to hold 13th symposia in 6 cities
The symposia will feature a variety of local experts who will provide participants with basics with which to plan, tailor and refine preparedness plans.
Mar 25, 2015
“Superbugs” targeted by UNMC researcher armed with $1.8 million grant
Engineered peptides may soon be the therapy of choice against nasty bacterial and viral infections, as well as cancer and HIV. Guangshun (Gus) Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor, pathology/microbiology, received a five-year, $1.8 million RO1 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to […]
Mar 25, 2015
Nebraska Science Festival highlights in Kearney/Hastings/Aurora
The third annual Nebraska Science Festival – presented by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and scheduled for April 10-18 – is still a few weeks away. But, with a multitude of science- and technology-related activities in communities across the state, it’s not too early to plan your SciFest schedule. You’ll find the entire schedule […]
Mar 24, 2015
2015 Nebraska SciFest comes to North Omaha
The third annual Nebraska Science Festival – presented by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and scheduled for April 10-18 – is still a few weeks away. But, with a multitude of science- and technology-related activities in communities across the state, it’s not too early to plan your SciFest schedule. You’ll find the entire schedule […]
Mar 23, 2015
