Newsroom

The cool side of science

“This is cool,” said one kid as he held up the test tube of DNA he had just extracted from strawberries.

Jul 29, 2008

BRIN scholars on campus — meet Lokesh Kalekar

Twenty-two students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. … Today, we meet Lokesh Kalekar, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.

Jul 29, 2008

UNeMed welcomes new licensing associate

UNeMed, the technology transfer arm for UNMC, welcomes licensing associate Sara Conrad to its staff.

Jul 29, 2008

Center for Healthy Living services reduced for repairs

The Center for Healthy Living remains closed following a flood caused by a broken chiller pipe and many services including fitness classes and access to the weight equipment and racquetball courts will not be offered until further notice.

Jul 29, 2008

Sorrell Center shows latest in simulated training tools

UNMC faculty members saw a different kind of patient in the new Sorrell Center during last week’s Simulation Day.

Jul 28, 2008

An enjoyable trip to the emergency room

Lance Hoffman, M.D., assistant professor and assistant residency program director for emergency medicine, guides legislative candidate Rex Moats through the emergency department on Friday.

Jul 28, 2008

BRIN scholars on campus – meet Carolyn Moore

Twenty-two students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. … Today, we meet Carolyn Moore, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.

Jul 28, 2008

Center for Biopreparedness Education video wins a Telly

The Center for Biopreparedness Education’s latest training video, “Hospital On-Site Triage and Lockdown,” has received a Telly Award.

Jul 28, 2008

Von Maur survivor preaches forgiveness

Six minutes. That’s all the time it took to change Fred Wilson’s life forever, when six of his co-workers along with two customers were killed in a mass shooting on Dec. 5, 2007 at the Von Maur department store in Westroads Mall.

Jul 25, 2008

Medical center receives distinction for complex, rare cancers

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has named UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, as a Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare Cancers.

Jul 25, 2008