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As farmers age, physical changes can lead to greater injury risk

Weakened bones, slower reflexes, changes in memory, vision and hearing can take a toll

Dec 20, 2018

Photo Credit: Jake Rogers Photography, http://www.jakerogersphoto.com/

Record turnout of more than 200 attends Nebraska Child Health & Education Summit

Meeting mental health needs of schools is key topic of discussion

Dec 11, 2018

Sharon Hoover, Ph.D., co-director of the Center for School Mental Health, delivered the keynote address.

UNMC Ice Rink to open Friday, Nov. 30

UNMC Ice Rink to open Friday, Nov. 30
Is open to the public; UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s is set for Jan. 25-26

Nov 27, 2018

The UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's will be held Jan. 25-26. This will mark the ninth consecutive year the Skate-a-thon has been held at the UNMC Ice Rink. In this photo, six ice skaters who skated all 24 hours "chill out" on the ice after the Skate-a-thon.

Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., named dean of UNMC College of Pharmacy

Nebraska native is returning home after three-year stint as pharmacy dean in Arkansas

Oct 31, 2018

Keith Olsen, Pharm.D.

Anhydrous ammonia safety training offered to public

Nov. 29 class will be held at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs

Oct 30, 2018

Dr. Cowan to step down as cancer center director

Has accomplished numerous milestones over past two decades

Oct 23, 2018

Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D.

UNMC chancellor named board chair of graduate medical education organization

Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold succeeds another UNMC physician, Dr. Rowen Zetterman, who held position past two years

Oct 17, 2018

Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. (left) and Rowen Zetterman, M.D.

Nebraska Science Festival registration opens Oct. 24

Teachers encouraged to register classes early for 2019 student expos

Oct 12, 2018

Cattlemen’s Ball raises nearly $1.75 million

Amount raised is second highest in 21-year history

Oct 4, 2018

Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D. (third from left), director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, went to Hebron, Neb., on Sept. 6 to receive a proceeds check of more than $1.55 million from the planning committee for this year's Cattlemen's Ball of Nebraska. (Photo courtesy of Nancy McGill)
Image with caption: UNMC and Nebraska Medicine have responded to a request from an international agency to send a team of infectious diseases experts to Uganda to help prevent the spread of Ebola.

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine have responded to a request from an international agency to send a team of infectious diseases experts to Uganda to help prevent the spread of Ebola.