Press Release
College of Public Health awards five agriculture safety/health program grants
CS-CASH receives funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Feb 19, 2019
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Norfolk training for care of those with developmental disabilities and dementia
Curriculum includes information from the best of the research that is currently available and is strongly experience-informed from top experts
Feb 18, 2019
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Nebraska Science Festival launches essay contest
Entries due March 15 with focus on robots
Feb 14, 2019
![Winners of the essay contest will get the chance to meet Grant Imahara, the keynote speaker on April 5 for the Nebraska Science Festival. Imahara is an expert on electronics and robots and appears on the Discovery Channel's "Mythbusters."](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imahara_photo.jpg)
Grant Imahara to headline 2019 Nebraska Science Festival
Electronics/robots expert from Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters to kick off festival
Feb 12, 2019
![Grant Imahara](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imahara_photo.jpg)
UNMC leads nation in repayment rates for Pell Grant recipients
90 percent of UNMC Pell Grant recipients in UNMC’s bachelor’s-level programs have paid into the principal of their student loans after five years.
Feb 8, 2019
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UNMC announces dean’s list for fall 2018
Students in nursing, allied health, pharmacy and dentistry
Feb 8, 2019
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Living organ donation is topic of Feb. 19 Omaha Science Cafe
UNMC transplant surgeon, Wendy Grant, M.D., is the featured speaker.
Feb 7, 2019
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UNMC lab seeks volunteers for mind/brain research studies
Also recruiting volunteers to participate in research registry
Feb 6, 2019
![One of the research studies seeking volunteers involves using the advanced driving simulator in the UNMC Mind & Brain Health Labs.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DrivingSimulator.jpg)
Study to gauge risk of substance, prescription drug misuse in rural communities
Team will use anonymous, self-screening questionnaire at 12 community events
Feb 5, 2019
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UNMC psychiatrist, Marley Doyle, M.D., named director of BHECN
Succeeds Howard Liu, M.D., who has headed BHECN since 2014
Feb 4, 2019
![Marley Doyle, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/MarleyDoyle.jpg)