Press Release
HPV-associated cancers continue to rise; preventive vaccine underused
Omaha’s Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, 68 other national cancer centers urge action to increase national vaccination rates
Jan 11, 2017
Kari Byron to headline 2017 Nebraska Science Festival
Keynote is host of popular reality-based science shows
Jan 11, 2017
UNMC College of Public Health leaders to make 6-city ‘listening tour
Will meet with health departments in York, Grand Island, Hastings, Holdrege, McCook, North Platte
Jan 10, 2017
UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 27-28
24-hour ice skating event – now in its 7th year at UNMC – has raised more than $155,000
Jan 9, 2017
UNMC researchers seek feedback on breast cancer survivor support program
The goal of the program is to reduce cancer-related distress to improve quality of life.
Jan 5, 2017
Wine is topic of Jan. 10 Omaha Science Cafe
Matthew Brown, advanced sommelier and manager of V. Mertz restaurant, will discuss the science of wine at the next Omaha Science Café being held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Brown will discuss soils and vines, the science of grape varieties, oxygen management and wine quality, wine production techniques, […]
Jan 4, 2017
Willie Barney to headline Jan. 16 MLK event at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine
On Jan. 16, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine will once again honor the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., with a keynote presentation by Willie Barney, founder and president of the Empowerment Network. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from […]
Jan 3, 2017
UNMC part of consortium looking for new treatments for cardiovascular diseases
7 universities involved including UCLA, Caltech, Harvard, Oxford
Dec 28, 2016
UNMC names new assistant dean for UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division
Since 2014, Dr. Carithers was director of the doctor of nursing practice program and clinical associate professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
Dec 23, 2016
UNMC, UNO form new institute to help start-ups succeed
UNeTech facility at 3929 Harney St. will provide affordable space in 3-level, 5,000-sq.-ft. building
Dec 22, 2016