Press Release
Insect mating behaviors topic of June 5 Omaha Science Cafe
Extension educators Jody Green, Ph.D., and Jonathan Larson, Ph.D., are the featured speakers.
May 31, 2018
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Two UNMC physicians honored for their support of medical research
Drs. Ken Cowan and Alison Freifeld recognized by Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
May 29, 2018
![Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., and Alison Freifeld, M.D., holding their Lifesavers Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Cowan_FreifeldWithAward.jpg)
Liver cancer has become fastest growing type of cancer
UNMC researcher recognized for his work on cancer of the bile ducts, which is as deadly as pancreatic cancer
May 23, 2018
![Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D. (left), with Beverly Maurer and Harold M. Maurer, M.D., after receiving the Chancellor Emeritus Harold M. Maurer, M.D. and Beverly Maurer Scientific Achievement Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Mott_with_Maurers.jpg)
UNMC team study diagnostic marker for HIV patients with cognitive impairment
UNMC researchers use neuroimaging to study visual-spatial processes with remarkable results.
May 22, 2018
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UNMC team part of effort to recognize sepsis before it becomes lethal
Study results appear in May issue of prestigious medical journal
May 21, 2018
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UNMC, UNK students build cars for kids with developmental disabilities
The students modified children’s electric cars for three girls between the ages of one and three.
May 18, 2018
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Get checked-May is National Osteoporosis Month
‘Silent’ disease a major cause of death and disability
May 17, 2018
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Behavioral Health Education Center to host its first conference in Scottsbluff
Panhandle-area behavior health providers to attend
May 16, 2018
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Popular Owl Ride event returns on Aug. 4
Nighttime bike ride assists adults with developmental disabilities
May 14, 2018
![Family friendly event is open to everyone.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/OwlRide3.jpg)
St. Paul family physician, UNMC graduate honored with Koefoot Award
The Koefoot Award was created in 2005 in memory of Dr. Theodore Koefoot, who was a charter preceptor for UNMC’s rural family medicine preceptorship.
May 11, 2018
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