Press Release
UNMC announces Richard Holland Future Scientist Award winners
Six undergraduate students from four Nebraska colleges and universities recently received the 2011 Richard Holland Future Scientist Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. The students received cash prizes totaling $2,700 Aug. 10 at the annual INBRE (Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Program) conference in Grand Island. The awards are […]
Aug 19, 2011
UNMC welcomes 50 students to second year of High School Alliance
Classes for the second cohort of students enrolled in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s High School Alliance are now underway. Fifty students from 19 area high schools make up the second class of the alliance. The High School Alliance is a partnership between UNMC, nine metropolitan area school districts and an educational service unit […]
Aug 18, 2011
Oct. 7 Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference to focus on brain health and wellness
“Brain Power: A Healthy Brain at Any Age,” will be the focus of the 14th annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference on Friday, Oct. 7, at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs. The conference, which is open to the public, will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration deadline is Sept. […]
Aug 17, 2011
Antiretroviral therapy effective in preventing HIV infection
UNMC researcher participates in study detailed in New England Journal of Medicine
Aug 16, 2011
UNMC High School Alliance student finds research rewarding
It’s not your typical summer job, but it is one that Kelsie Skow relished. A graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center High School Alliance and Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Skow spent six weeks working in the lab of researcher William Rizzo, M.D., professor of pediatrics for UNMC and the […]
Aug 16, 2011
UNMC receives $1.2 million grant to look at best treatment for urgent health problem
Study to compare treatments for staphylococcus infections
Aug 8, 2011
228 University of Nebraska Medical Center students to receive diplomas Aug. 12
Diplomas will be conferred on 228 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Friday, Aug. 12. The following is a list of graduates by college, degree, and hometown. There are no formal ceremonies for summer graduation. UNMC School of Allied Health Professions Bachelor of Science in Radiation Science Technology Arapahoe — Dustin DeVries Bayard — […]
Aug 8, 2011
Dignity in the workplace is the topic of the next Science Café Aug. 18 in Lincoln
Dignity in the workplace is the topic of the next Science Café Aug. 18 in Lincoln Workplace dignity is the topic of the next Science Café, at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 18, at red9, 9th and M Streets in Lincoln. Attendees will hear from Kristen Lucas, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of communication studies […]
Aug 8, 2011
UNMC Board of Counselors names officers, welcomes new members
The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Board of Counselors welcomed 11 new members at its annual meeting earlier this year. The UNMC Board of Counselors is a group of 57 community and business leaders from across the state who advise UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., on health care issues of importance. New board […]
Aug 5, 2011
13 Nebraska students participate in career workshop at UNMC
Thirteen high school juniors and seniors spent Aug. 2-5 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center participating in the annual Summer Health Professions Workshop hosted by the UNMC Youth Learning Center. Along with time spent in the lab, the students learned how to suture using bananas, about forensic medicine and the wide variety of […]
Aug 4, 2011