Press Release

262 UNMC students to receive diplomas during commencement ceremonies Dec. 19

The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in the Joslyn Art Museum Witherspoon Concert Hall.

Dec 17, 2014

Is Christmas turkey a sleep aid?

Is there any truth to the myth about turkey making you tired?

Dec 16, 2014

UNMC professor receives prestigious lifetime achievement award

Association of Public Health Laboratories honors Steven Hinrichs, M.D.

Dec 11, 2014

Steven Hinrichs, M.D.

UNMC tabs Aileen Warren as director of human resources

Also will serve as assistant vice chancellor for business and finance

Dec 5, 2014

Aileen Warren

Five cancer researchers recruited to Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Bring more than $5 million in research funding with them

Dec 3, 2014

Science of food is focus of Dec. 9 Omaha Science Cafe

Paul Kulilk, owner and head chef at Le Bouillon and executive chef at The Boiler Room Restaurant, will talk about the science of food preparation at the next Omaha Science Café to be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the Slowdown, 729, N. 14th St. Born in Germany and raised in Omaha, Kulik […]

Dec 3, 2014

Women’s health is focus of Dec. 8 Lincoln Science Cafe

Kristin Rooney, M.D., an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will talk about women’s health, such as urinary incontinence and painful bladder disorders at the next Lincoln Science Café. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. on Dec. 8 at VEGA, 350 Canopy St. in Lincoln. Dr. Rooney is […]

Dec 2, 2014

Gout game educates UNMC students, future physicians on poorly managed disease

As part of the push to develop new and better ways of teaching, second-year medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are playing a video game to learn about gout, a painful disease that is poorly managed. “We found about half of the students don’t like sitting in lectures,” said Amy Cannella, M.D., […]

Dec 1, 2014

UNMC College of Nursing guidance on protective equipment has far-reaching impact

HEROES was funded by a University of Nebraska Programs of Excellence Grant program implemented in 2005

Nov 26, 2014

UNMC researcher: health benefits for ex-smokers outweighs weight gain

The study, published in Tobacco Control, a British Medical Journal publication, recently was featured in a podcast.

Nov 25, 2014