Press Release

21st annual state science meet draws 54 students from across Nebraska

Educational, fun experience exposes students to health professions.

Jun 7, 2013

Board of Regents approve cancer center namings

Donors recognized for support of UNMC projects

Jun 7, 2013

Scottsbluff pharmacist named UNMC pharmacy Preceptor of the Year

Nancy Sloan, Pharm.D., is a 1980 graduate of UNMC.

Jun 5, 2013

Dropped it; should you eat it? The five-second rule revisited

An answer to the age-old question.

Jun 4, 2013

Breakthroughs in cancer research topic of June 17 Science Cafe in Lincoln

Breakthroughs in cancer research is the topic of the next Science Café at 7 p.m. on June 17 at the Courtyard Marriott, 808 R St., in downtown Lincoln. Jason Glanzer, Ph.D., a research associate in the department of oral biology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, will discuss his efforts to […]

Jun 4, 2013

More than 2,000 expected to participate in July 13 nighttime bike ride

Proceeds will support recreational programs for people with developmental disabilities

Jun 4, 2013

$2.1 million study to compare diabetes treatment effectiveness

Study to compare the long-term benefits, risks of widely used diabetes drugs

Jun 3, 2013

UNMC honors two for aging research

University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Tony Wilson, Ph.D., and medical student Matt Varon were honored for their research into Alzheimer's disease and other conditions related to aging. Dr. Wilson, an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience, received the Oldfield Alzheimer's Research Fund Award. Varon, a third-year medical student, received […]

Jun 3, 2013

Deadly sepsis focus of UNMC study

A University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher has determined that the investigational drug Eritoran used in a large clinical trial to treat a severe and often deadly infection known as sepsis did not reduce mortality. As a result of the study Eritoran will not be recommended for wider use and no further clinical trials are […]

May 31, 2013