Press Release

Research suggests potential treatment for autism, intellectual disability

Findings published in Nature Neuroscience online issue

Nov 10, 2017

Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D.

Cattlemen’s Ball presents Buffett Cancer Center with $904,000 check

Proceeds also used for numerous local heath care needs

Nov 9, 2017

Organizers and hosts of the 2017 Cattlemen's Ball present a $904,000 check to Dr. Kenneth Cowan of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at University of Nebraska Medical Center on Sept. 23. From left: Don and Deb Cantrell; Jeff and Karen Evans; Jeff Johnson, host; Dr. Cowan; Lisa Johnson, host; and Cindy and Jim Duncan. Photo courtesy of Becky Finney.

UNMC ice skating rink to open Nov. 25

Admission is $7, which includes skates

Nov 8, 2017

Opioids, addiction to be focus of Nov. 14 Science Cafe

Alena Balasanova, M.D., will be featured speaker.

Nov 7, 2017

UNMC students to provide education, services during Refugee Health Fair

Free services will include flu immunizations as well as vision, dental and blood pressure and glucose level screenings.

Nov 7, 2017

UNMC students make summer dean’s list

To qualify for the dean’s list, students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and have a grade point average of 3.75 or above.

Nov 6, 2017

UNMC researcher studying nanofiber sutures to prevent surgical site infections

$1.3 million NIH grant seeks to determine if vitamin D can produce infection-fighting peptide

Nov 6, 2017

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D.

BHECN receives $1.1 million grant to increase behavioral health workers

Grant will provide full tuition and laptops for 70 non-traditional students each year to become community health workers and provisionally licensed addiction counselors.

Oct 30, 2017

Undergraduate students explore public health careers at UNMC

While on campus, students learn about the vast number of career opportunities in public health.

Oct 27, 2017

Cats, rats, parasites are topic of Oct. 24 Omaha Science Cafe

Human parasite which generally infects the human brain, is focus of discussion.

Oct 16, 2017